International and Foreign Institutions
The Beirut Central District has become the heart of diplomatic life in Lebanon due to the secure environment, high-tech amenities, and modern services that it enjoys. Benefiting from the geographic location of the city center and the proximity to official and business institutions, Downtown Beirut has become the center for many international institutions, business and cultural delegations, and foreign embassies. As such, several countries have become officially represented in the city center through embassies, business and cultural cooperation agencies, humanitarian NGOs, and consulates. Some of these are:
- American-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce
- Embassy of Belgium
- Embassy of Italy
- Consulate of Belize
- Instituto Cervantes
- Arab Cultural Foundation
- Lebanese-German Business Council
- Amideast Cultural Cooperation agency
- Consulate of Turkey
- Embassy of Japan
- Embassy of Britain
- Embassy of Argentina
- Consulate of Gambia
- Embassy of Australia
- Embassy of Norway
- Embassy of Denmark
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