foreign embassies

Overseas nations' headquarters

Foreign embassies are the official diplomatic offices of other countries located within a nation's borders.

Each embassy represents its home government, handles diplomatic relations, and provides services to its citizens abroad.

The phrase often appears in news coverage of international incidents or protests: Demonstrators gathered outside foreign embassies to protest the invasion.

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national jurisdiction

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Structures owned by national government

state departments · interior ministry · national institutions

diplomatic direction

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Service work abroad

domestic vs. foreign representation

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Structures owned by national government

city halls · national parliament · Downing Street

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