Key:diplomatic
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Further specifies the nature of a diplomatic facility. 
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| Group: diplomacy |
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| Documented values: 9 |
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Status: approved
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In conjunction with office=diplomatic, this key helps to distinguish different types of diplomatic institutions.
How to map
With office=diplomatic add the tag diplomatic=* to identify the service offered.
Three values have been approved:
Several other values have been used historically, the suggestion is to use the above 3 and then add another tag to add further detail see the respective tags above for details.
Values
| Key | Value | Status | Rendering | Statistic | Comment |
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| diplomatic | embassy | Approved |
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An embassy or diplomatic mission is the official representation of a foreign country or multi-national institution (such as the United Nations or the European Union) in another country. Embassies will most likely reside in the capital city of the receiving country. They serve primarily diplomatic and political purposes and are headed by an ambassador. In many cases, though not necessarily, embassies will also have a consular section that is responsible for handling Visa requests, passport matters, and the like. | |
| diplomatic | consulate | Approved | 
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Consulates do not take on diplomatic tasks and serve a more administrative purpose. Their primary focus is to deliver services to their own nationals. Consulates can be more numerous than diplomatic missions and might be posted in various cities throughout the receiving country.
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| diplomatic | liaison | Approved | Liaison offices include government-to-government offices lacking embassy or consular status. This category explicitly includes subnational government offices abroad. | ||
| diplomatic | permanent_mission | Deprecated | A permanent mission is the diplomatic mission of a country to a multi-national organisation like the United Nations, the European Union, the OSCE, or the International Atomic Energy Agency. Recommended replacement is diplomatic=embassy + embassy=mission | ||
| diplomatic | delegation | Deprecated | The term delegation is primarily used for diplomatic missions of the European Union in a foreign country. Recommended replacement is diplomatic=embassy + embassy=delegation | ||
| diplomatic | high_commission | Deprecated | A high commission is the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another. Recommended replacement is diplomatic=embassy + embassy=high_commission | ||
| diplomatic | ambassadors_residence | Deprecated | The place of residence of a head of a diplomatic mission. Recommended replacement is diplomatic=embassy + embassy=residence | ||
| diplomatic | non_diplomatic | Deprecated | A non-diplomatic office is the representation of an unrecognized state or government or of a territory that does not claim to be a sovereign state. They have no official diplomatic status as defined by the Vienna Convention. An example would be the Representation of the Republic of Tatarstan in Moscow or the Representative Offices of Somaliland in different countries. Such offices assume some of the consular functions of diplomatic posts but are nevertheless non-diplomatic missions. Alternative tagging is diplomatic=liaison |
Subkeys
The approved proposal includes 3 subtags:
- embassy=* - to specify the type of embassy or diplomatic mission
- consulate=* - to specify the type of consular office
- liaison=* - to specify the type of liason office
And 2 additional tags to specify the sending and receiving countries involved:
- country=* - for the sending country of the diplomatic mission or office
- target=* - for the receiving country
The services offered by an embassy, consulate or another diplomatic office can be specified with 3 additional tags:
- diplomatic:services:non-immigrant_visas=*[yes/no] - availability of non-immigrant visas (e.g. tourist or visitor visas)
- diplomatic:services:immigrant_visas=*[yes/no] - availability of immigrant or permanent residence visas
- diplomatic:services:citizen_services=*[yes/no] - passport and other document services for citizens of the sending country
Note
Please tag both the official name and the commonly-used name, for example
- official_name=Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania
- name=Lithuanian embassy
The use of short_name=* and name=* is also acceptable.