Diplomatic missions of the Cook Islands
Encyclopedia
This page lists the Diplomatic missions of the Cook Islands. Although the Cook Islands is an associated state
of New Zealand
, it hosts three embassies abroad (two are high commissions
). The embassy of the Cook Islands in Brussels
also hosts as a mission to the European Union
. The Cook Islands also has a number of honorary consulates and non-diplomatic representatives.
Associated state
An associated state is the minor partner in a formal, free relationship between a political territory with a degree of statehood and a nation, for which no other specific term, such as protectorate, is adopted...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, it hosts three embassies abroad (two are high commissions
High Commissioner (Commonwealth)
In the Commonwealth of Nations, a High Commissioner is the senior diplomat in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another.-History:...
). The embassy of the Cook Islands in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
also hosts as a mission to the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. The Cook Islands also has a number of honorary consulates and non-diplomatic representatives.
Oceania
-
- CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
(High Commission) - WellingtonWellingtonWellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
(High Commission) - AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
(Consulate-General)
- Canberra
Multilateral organizations
- LancasterLancaster, LancashireLancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
(International Maritime Organisation)
Non-resident accreditations
Some embassies of the Cook Islands are accredited to multiple states - their state of residence and some additional. (Ambassador to Belgium) (High Commissioner to New Zealand) (High Commissioner to Australia) (High Commissioner to Australia) (High Commissioner to Australia)See also
- Foreign relations of the Cook Islands
- List of diplomatic missions in the Cook Islands