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The Embassy of Egypt in London is the diplomatic mission of Egypt in the United Kingdom.[1] It is located at 26 South Street, Mayfair, London.
Egypt also maintains several other buildings in London: a consulate general at 2 Lowndes Street, Belgravia, a press and information Office at 299 Oxford Street, a cultural office at 4 Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair and a medical office at 47 Longridge Road, Earl's Court.[1]
The current ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom is Sherif Kamel.
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History
There have been several protests outside the embassy in recent years: in 2011 during the protests against Hosni Mubarak,[2] in 2013 following the violent clashes in Cairo between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi[3] and also in 2013 there was a protest against the rise of sexual attacks against women in Egypt.[4]
Residence
The residence of the Egyptian ambassador is housed at Bute House (not to be confused with the government building of the same name), a Grade II listed[5] building located at 75 South Audley Street and named after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.[6] The building's first occupant was John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, while its first Egyptian occupant was Aziz Ezzat Pasha, then Minister Plenipotentary, and Baheya Mansour Yegen, a granddaughter of Isma'il Pasha of Egypt and niece of Fuad I.[6]
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Below is a list of diplomatic representatives from Egypt to the United Kingdom.[7][8]
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Bilingual plaque outside the embassy depicting the coat of arms
Cultural office at 4 Chesterfield Gardens
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