Lao Embassies & Consulates Worldwide (Updated: March 2025)

Lao PDR has established Diplomatic Relations since 1950
Updated: March 2025

This directory provides an overview of Lao embassies, consulates, and diplomatic representations worldwide, based on official diplomatic records.

1️⃣ Foreign Embassies in Laos (Vientiane)

Foreign embassies physically located in Vientiane Capital

Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cuba
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kuwait
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
Vietnam
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)

2️⃣ Lao Embassies Abroad (Resident Embassies)

These are physical Lao embassies that also represent Laos in additional countries.

Lao Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand

Also serves:
Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark,
European Union, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia,
South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu

Lao Embassy in Beijing, China

Also serves:
Albania, Benin, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iceland,
Jamaica, Libya, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Slovenia,
Syria, Tunisia, Yemen

Lao Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam

Also serves:
Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt,
Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Venezuela

Lao Embassy in New Delhi, India

Also serves:
Maldives, Saudi Arabia, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Lao Embassy in Moscow, Russia

Also serves:
Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Lao Embassy in Seoul, Republic of Korea

Also serves:
Rwanda

Lao Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar

Also serves:
Serbia, Switzerland

Lao Embassy in Paris, France

Also serves:
Andorra, Monaco

Lao Embassy in Berlin, Germany

Also serves:
Liechtenstein

Lao Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden

Also serves:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

Lao Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Also serves:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Ecuador, Georgia, Libya,
Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia

3️⃣ Lao Permanent Missions / Representative Offices

New York, United States

(Non-resident diplomatic representation)

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala,
Lebanon, Malta, Mauritius, Mauritania, Montenegro, Mozambique, Panama,
Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda,
Uruguay, Zimbabwe

4️⃣ Lao Consulates General (Operational Offices)

🇨🇳 China

Nanning
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Guangzhou
Changsha
Kunming
Jinghong (Xishuangbanna)

🇻🇳 Vietnam

Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City

🇹🇭 Thailand

Khon Kaen

🇰🇭 Cambodia

Stung Treng

⚠️ Important Notice for Foreigners

Laos maintains diplomatic relations with 151 countries
Not all countries have a physical Lao embassy or consulate
Many countries are served by non-resident embassies or representative missions
Visa services and authority vary by location