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This may sound silly, but I am going to be in Budapest, and I’m wondering if it’s possible to tour embassies of foreign countries while I’m there.

When I was in the 8th grade, my class visited the Palestinian consulate in Washington DC, where we talked to some diplomat. We had also scheduled a similar meeting with the Russian embassy, but we had to cancel it.

I would like to maybe do a similar thing with the Chinese and Saudi embassies, but I am not sure what to ask or if that’s something reasonable to ask. (I’m an American citizen)

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In general, no, embassies are not open to the public and you will not be allowed to tour or visit them without some specific business there.

However, there are sometimes exceptions to this, either regularly or for special events, and it can't hurt to check the websites of the specific embassies you are interested in visiting, or to email them, to see if there is an opportunity to visit on the days you will be in town. The worst they can say is no.

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