List of 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.
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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
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Oceania
Multilateral organisations
United Nations
- New York City (Permanent Mission)
Closed missions
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Beijing | Embassy | 2003 | [4] |
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Washington, D.C. | Embassy | 2003 | [5] |
References
- The Consulate-General of the Republic of Nauru in Thailand
- https://www.jns.org/israel-news/south-pacific/23/9/23/321416/
- https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-760095
- "Nauru shuts Beijing embassy, eyes renewed ties with Taiwan". The China Post. 2 August 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- 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.