List of diplomatic missions in Timor-Leste

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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Timor-Leste. The capital Dili hosts 21 embassies, mostly from neighboring and regional states. Seven of those are member-states of the Association of South East Asian Nations, to which Timor-Leste ascended to full membership in October 2025.
Honorary consulates are excluded from this listing.
Diplomatic missions in Dili
Embassies
Other missions
European Union (Delegation)
Embassy branch office
Pante Macassar
Accredited non-resident embassies
Resident in Beijing, China
Resident in Canberra, Australia
Resident in Jakarta, Indonesia
Argentina[30]
Armenia[31]
Austria
Azerbaijan[32]
Bangladesh
Belgium[33]
Bosnia and Herzegovina[29]
Bulgaria[29]
Canada[26]
Chile[30]
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cyprus[34]
Czech Republic
Denmark[26]
Egypt[26]
Ethiopia[35]
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Guatemala[29]
Hungary
Iran[26]
Ireland
Italy[29]
North Korea
Laos[26]
Lebanon
Libya
Mexico
Mozambique
Myanmar
Netherlands[29]
Nigeria[36]
Norway
Pakistan[26]
Papua New Guinea
Peru[37]
Poland
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Russia[29]
San Marino
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Slovakia[29]
South Africa[26]
Spain
Sweden[26]
Switzerland
Turkey[29]
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Resident in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resident in Singapore
Resident in Tokyo, Japan
Closed missions
| Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dili | Embassy[a] | 2007 | [42][43] | |
| Representative office | 2011 | [44] |
Missions to open
| Host city | Sending country | Mission | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dili | |||
| Embassy | [45] | ||
| Embassy | [46] | ||
| Embassy | [47] | ||
| Embassy | [43] | ||
| Embassy | [48] |
See also
Notes
- ^ To be re-opened.
References
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- ^ "Government opens embassy in Timor-Leste to strengthen cooperation". Ver Angola. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Australian Embassy in Timor-Leste". www.timorleste.embassy.gov.au.
- ^ "Embaixada Dili-início — Português (Brasil)-Governo Federal". Ministério das Relações Exteriores.
- ^ "Embassy of Brunei Darussalam in Timor Leste". www.mfa.gov.bn.
- ^ "Cambodian Ambassador presents credentials to President Horta". Presidency of Timor-Leste. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste". www.tl.china-embassy.gov.cn.
- ^ "List of Cuban Mission Abroad". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (in English and Spanish). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Ryan Dagur (21 September 2022). "Vatican opens new embassy in Timor-Leste". www.ucanews.com. Union of Catholic Asia News. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Embassy of India, Timor Leste is now open". Embassy of India in Jakarta, Indonesia. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Dili - Republik Demokratik Timor Leste". www.kemlu.go.id.
- ^ "Embassy of Japan in Timor-Leste". www.timor-leste.emb-japan.go.jp.
- ^ "Embassy of Malaysia, Dili". www.kln.gov.my.
- ^ "New Zealand Embassy Accredited to Timor-Leste". www.mfat.govt.nz.
- ^ "TIMOR LESTE". Department of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Embaixada de Portugal em Timor-Leste - Portal Diplomático". Embaixada de Portugal Em Timor-Leste.
- ^ "Fourth Committee Approves Five Consensus Texts Reaffirming Inalienable Right to Self-Determination and Independence". United Nations General Assembly. Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York. 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-03-23. Lisualdo Gaspar, Director of Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Timor‑Leste: "In fact, he added, Timor‑Leste had accorded full diplomatic representation to the Embassy of the "Saharawi Republic" in its capital, Dili, in 2010"
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Dili". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste". www.overseas.mofa.go.kr.
- ^ "Around the World - Contacts / Asia & Oceania". Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Royal Thai Embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste". www.thaiembassy.org.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy in Timor Leste". www.tl.usembassy.gov.
- ^ "Embassy Branch Office of Indonesia in Pante Macassar, Timor-Leste". EmbassyPages. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Presentation of Credentials, 10 January 2023". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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- ^ "Jetmira Bërdynaj Shala (@JBerdynaj) / Twitter". Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
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- ^ a b c "Timor-Leste President Receives Credentials Of New Ambassadors From Argentina, Chile, and Ghana". Asean All. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Serob Bejanyan appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Armenia to Timor-Leste". 1lurer. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "The List of Azerbaijani Embassies, Missions and Consulates Abroad" (PDF). State Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. March 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Belgium in Indonesia and East Timor".
- ^ "About the Embassy". Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Jakarta. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
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- ^ "Nepali Missions with Concurrent Accreditation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Indo-Pacific". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Timor-Leste". Government of Iceland. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Uganda, Tokyo - Japan". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uganda). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "The Foreign & Commonwealth Office" (PDF). gov.uk. January 2012.
- ^ a b "UK Government to open embassy in Dili". Government of Timor-Leste. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Irish embassy to the Vatican to be closed". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos on official visit to Dili". Timor-Leste. TATOLI. 2026-01-20. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Deputy Foreign Minister receives Charge' d' Affaires of Timor-Leste". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar. Myanmar. 2025-07-29. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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- ^ "Timor-Leste and Vietnam Enhance Diplomatic Ties: President Ramos-Horta's State Visit Ushers in New Era of Cooperation". Presidência da República. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
