https://www.mrleong.net/tags/commonwealth/ Recent content in Commonwealth on Hong 鸿 https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7d37e5405950d1fac77cd499838beac5?s=160&d=identicon https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7d37e5405950d1fac77cd499838beac5?s=160&d=identicon Hugo en Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:37:26 +0800 https://www.mrleong.net/posts/differences-between-high-commission-embassy/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:37:26 +0800 https://www.mrleong.net/posts/differences-between-high-commission-embassy/ <p><em>Disclaimer: Answer from Google AI Overviews</em></p> <p>The main difference is their relationship to the Commonwealth: an embassy is a diplomatic mission to a non-Commonwealth country, headed by an Ambassador, while a high commission is a diplomatic mission to a Commonwealth country, headed by a High Commissioner. Functionally, they perform the same role of representing their home government in the host country, but the term high commission is a legacy from the past when Commonwealth countries were not considered &ldquo;foreign&rdquo; to each other.</p>