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A ''de facto'' embassy is an office or organisation that serves ''de facto'' as an embassy in lack of regular/official diplomatic relations among countries (thus paradiplomacy). Diplomatic immunity and extraterritoriality are usually not granted. ==Disputed territories== In many cases, these organisations represent nations which lack full diplomatic recognition or regions with disputed borders. For instance, many countries maintain formal diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China but operate unofficial 'trade missions' or 'representative offices' in Taipei to deal with Taiwan-related commercial and consular issues. Often, these delegations may forward visa applications to their nearest embassy or consulate rather than processing them locally. France maintains a "French Institute" in Taipei, whose first apparent purpose is "cultural," but which also has consular and economic sections,〔(La France à Taiwan )〕 as does Germany's German Institute Taipei, the United States' American Institute in Taiwan, and the United Kingdom's British Office Taipei.〔(British Trade & Cultural Office )〕 Similarly, Taiwan (ROC) maintains Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Offices or ''Taipei Representative Offices'' in other countries, which handle visa applications as well as relations with local authorities.〔(Visa Requirements for the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan )〕 Prior to the reunification of Germany, West and East Germany were represented by "permanent missions",〔(History of the Berlin Wall )〕 headed by "permanent representatives", who served as ''de facto'' ambassadors.〔(East-West German trade up 8 percent ), in Bonn and East Berlin respectively ''The Christian Science Monitor'', September 8, 1982〕 These were established under the terms of the Basic Treaty in 1972. Following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, Rhodesia maintained overseas missions in Lisbon and Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) until 1975 and an Accredited Diplomatic Representative in Pretoria.〔(''Collective Responses to Illegal Acts in International Law: United Nations Action in the Question of Southern Rhodesia'' ), Vera Gowlland-Debbas, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. 1990〕 The Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been called "the de facto embassy of the exiled government in Taiwan" by ''Taipei Times'' chief staff reporter Loa lok sin.〔Loa Iok-sin, (Tibetans confirm WikiLeak ), Taipei Times, 25 décembre 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「De facto embassy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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