Diplomatic missions of Nauru

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nauru, not including its honorary consulates in Agana, Auckland, London, Honolulu, Pago Pago and New Delhi. Nauru is the smallest republic in the world. It was previously quite wealthy, thanks to royalties collected from phosphate mining. This allowed the country of 12,000 to expand its public service workforce to 1,600.

Economic mismanagement has forced the Nauruan government to cut back on its overseas presence. With mounting debts it was forced to relinquish Nauru House in Melbourne, a 52-story building owned by the Nauru government which housed its consulate-general. In a bid to stay solvent a covertly funded Nauran embassy was planned to be opened in Beijing as a transit point for defecting North Korean scientists (Operation Weasel).

Asia

Oceania

Missions to open

Multilateral organisations

Closed missions

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 China Beijing Embassy 2003 [6]
 Japan Tokyo Consulate 1989 [7]
 Taiwan Taipei Embassy 2024 [8]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy 2003 [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ High Commission of India, Canberra, Australia : India-Nauru: Bilateral Brief
  2. ↑ The Consulate-General of the Republic of Nauru in Thailand
  3. ↑ Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Australia - Protocol
  4. ↑ https://www.jns.org/israel-news/south-pacific/23/9/23/321416/
  5. ↑ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-760095
  6. ↑ "Nauru shuts Beijing embassy, eyes renewed ties with Taiwan". The China Post. 2 August 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  7. ↑ Basic Data of Nauru | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (ナウル基礎データ | 外務省)
  8. ↑ Chung, Lawrence (15 January 2024). "Taiwan and Nauru cut ties as Pacific republic switches recognition to Beijing". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Van Fossen, Anthony (2007-04-01). "Citizenship for Sale: Passports of Convenience from Pacific Island Tax Havens". Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 45 (2): 138–163 – via Ingenta.
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