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High Commission of Uganda
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Location Westminster, London
Address 58–59 Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DX
Coordinates 51°30′26″N 0°07′42″W / 51.5072°N 0.1283°W / 51.5072; -0.1283
Ambassador H.E. Julius Peter Moto

The High Commission of Uganda in London is the diplomatic mission of Uganda in the United Kingdom. It is located in Uganda House, next to Admiralty Arch on Trafalgar Square; it shares the building with the Embassy of Burundi.

In 2011 a protest was held outside by High Commission by diaspora Ugandans opposed to the Presidency of Yoweri Museveni, and also in 2012 by people opposed to the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

In 2012 it was revealed that two staff at the High Commission were being investigated for suspected smuggling and tax evasion.

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