Mission of Somaliland, London

Mission of Somaliland in London.
Location	Smithfield, London
Address	43-45 East Smithfield, London E1W 1AP
Ambassador	A. Hersi

51°30′31″N 0°04′10″W / 51.50868°N 0.06951°W / 51.50868; -0.06951

The Mission of Somaliland in Whitechapel, London is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Somaliland in the United Kingdom. The mission was established in 1991, shortly after Somaliland's unilateral declaration of independence from Somalia.^[1]

The mission is not a fully-fledged embassy because the British government does not recognise Somaliland as an independent state, instead of viewing it as part of Somalia; however, it is the highest-level representation of the Government of Somaliland in the United Kingdom. It acts largely like any other embassy, issuing visas and Somaliland passports and representing Somalilanders in the UK.^[1]