Our embassy

The British Embassy Ljubljana is part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) which runs a global network of diplomatic offices in more than 170 countries.

The mission of the British Embassy in Ljubljana is to protect and promote the interests of the United Kingdom in Slovenia and to develop bilateral relations. We do this by:

• Supporting various bilateral projects helping British companies to increase their sales and investments in Slovenia
• Seeking to ensure the protection of British citizens visiting, or living, in Slovenia
• Supporting cultural links between the United Kingdom and Slovenia
• Promoting a positive image of the UK and encouraging support for its policies

The British Embassy in Ljubljana is responsible for managing the bilateral relationship between the UK and Slovenia in a variety of fields – political, defence and security, economic and commercial. The Embassy is also responsible for providing a range of consular and passport services to British citizens living in Slovenia and serves as a source of information about the UK for the Slovenian media and members of the public.

The Embassy works closely with the British Council Slovenia, which is responsible for the development of educational, scientific and cultural links between the two countries. We are alsa a part of the British House in Slovenia, together with the British Council, the British International School and British Chamber of Commerce in Slovenia.

The British Ambassador is appointed by Her Majesty The Queen and has overall responsibility for the representation of British government policy in Slovenia.