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The Heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organisations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors, except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed. The head of mission to an international organisation is usually a permanent representative. For some nations a consul or consul-general is appointed.

The positions have a dual role, being representatives of the British Monarchy and the British Government; they are recommended by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and then approved by Buckingham Palace.[1]

Resident heads of mission

MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionList
 AlbaniaTiranaEmbassyAlastair King-SmithAmbassadorList
 AlgeriaAlgiersEmbassySharon WardleAmbassadorList
 AngolaLuandaEmbassyRoger StringerAmbassadorList
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresEmbassyKirsty HayesAmbassadorList
 ArmeniaYerevanEmbassyJohn GallagherAmbassadorList
 AustraliaCanberraHigh CommissionVictoria TreadellHigh CommissionerList
 AustriaViennaEmbassyLindsay SkollAmbassadorList
 AzerbaijanBakuEmbassyFergus AuldAmbassadorList
 BahamasNassauHigh CommissionThomas HartleyHigh CommissionerList
 BahrainManamaEmbassyAlastair LongAmbassadorList
 BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionSarah CookeHigh CommissionerList
 BarbadosBridgetownHigh CommissionScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh CommissionerList
 BelarusMinskEmbassyJacqueline PerkinsAmbassadorList
 BelgiumBrusselsEmbassyMartin ShearmanAmbassadorList
 BelizeBelmopanHigh CommissionClaire EvansHigh CommissionerList
 BoliviaLa PazEmbassyRichard PorterAmbassadorList
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoEmbassyJulian ReillyAmbassadorList
 BotswanaGaboroneHigh CommissionSian PriceHigh CommissionerList
 BrazilBrasiliaEmbassyStephanie Al-QaqAmbassadorList
 BruneiBandar Seri BegawanHigh CommissionJohn VirgoeHigh CommissionerList
 BulgariaSofiaEmbassyRob DixonAmbassadorList
 BurmaYangonEmbassyPete VowlesAmbassadorList
 CambodiaPhnom PenhEmbassyDominic WilliamsAmbassadorList
 CameroonYaoundéHigh CommissionBarry LowenHigh CommissionerList
 CanadaOttawaHigh Commission Susannah GoshkoHigh CommissionerList
 ChadN'DjamenaEmbassy Office[note b]Jon DeanAmbassador
 ChileSantiagoEmbassyLouise De SousaAmbassadorList
 ChinaBeijingEmbassyDame Caroline WilsonAmbassadorList
 ColombiaBogotáEmbassyColin Martin-ReynoldsAmbassadorList
 Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEmbassyEmily MaltmanAmbassadorList
 Costa RicaSan JoséEmbassyBen Lyster-BinnsAmbassadorList
 Côte d'IvoireAbidjanEmbassyCatherine BrookerAmbassadorList
 CroatiaZagrebEmbassySimon ThomasAmbassadorList
 CubaHavanaEmbassySir George HollingberyAmbassadorList
 CyprusNicosiaHigh CommissionIrfan SiddiqHigh CommissionerList
 Czech RepublicPragueEmbassyMatt FieldAmbassadorList
 DenmarkCopenhagenEmbassyEmma HopkinsAmbassadorList
 Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoEmbassyMockbul Ali AmbassadorList
 EcuadorQuitoEmbassyChris CampbellAmbassadorList
 EgyptCairoEmbassyGareth BayleyAmbassadorList
 El SalvadorSan SalvadorEmbassyBernhard GarsideAmbassadorList
 EritreaAsmaraEmbassyAlisdair WalkerAmbassadorList
 EstoniaTallinnEmbassy Ross AllenAmbassadorList
 EswatiniMbabaneHigh CommissionSimon BoydenHigh Commissioner
 EthiopiaAddis AbabaEmbassyDarren WelchAmbassadorList
 European UnionBrusselsEmbassyLindsay Croisdale-Appleby CMGAmbassadorList
 FijiSuvaHigh CommissionBrian JonesHigh CommissionerList
 FinlandHelsinkiEmbassyTheresa BubbearAmbassadorList
 FranceParisEmbassyDame Menna RawlingsAmbassadorList
 The GambiaBanjulHigh CommissionDavid BelgroveHigh CommissionerList
 GeorgiaTbilisiEmbassyMark ClaytonAmbassadorList
 GermanyBerlinEmbassyJill GallardAmbassadorList
 GhanaAccraHigh CommissionHarriet ThompsonHigh CommissionerList
 GreeceAthensEmbassyMatthew LodgeAmbassadorList
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityEmbassyCarolyn DavidsonAmbassadorList
 GuineaConakryEmbassyJohn MarshallAmbassadorList
 GuyanaGeorgetownHigh CommissionJane MillerHigh CommissionerList
 Holy SeeVatican CityEmbassyChristopher TrottAmbassadorList
 HungaryBudapestEmbassyPaul FoxAmbassadorList
 IcelandReykjavíkEmbassyBryony MathewAmbassadorList
 IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionAlexander EllisHigh CommissionerList
 IndonesiaJakartaEmbassyDominic Jermey[2]AmbassadorList
 IranTehranEmbassySimon ShercliffAmbassadorList
 IraqBaghdadEmbassyStephen HickeyAmbassadorList
 IrelandDublinEmbassyPaul JohnstonAmbassadorList
 IsraelTel AvivEmbassySimon WaltersAmbassadorList
 ItalyRomeEmbassyEdward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of SteepAmbassadorList
 JamaicaKingstonHigh CommissionJudith SlaterHigh CommissionerList
 JapanTokyoEmbassyJulia LongbottomAmbassadorList
 JordanAmmanEmbassyBridget BrindAmbassadorList
 KazakhstanAlmatyEmbassyKathy LeachAmbassadorList
 KenyaNairobiHigh CommissionNeil Wigan High CommissionerList
 KosovoPristinaEmbassyNicholas AbbottAmbassadorList
 KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyBelinda LewisAmbassadorList
 KyrgyzstanBishkekEmbassyCharles GarrettAmbassadorList
 LaosVientianeEmbassyJohn PearsonAmbassadorList
 LatviaRigaEmbassyPaul BrummellAmbassadorList
 LebanonBeirutEmbassyIan CollardAmbassadorList
 LesothoMaseruHigh CommissionHarry MacDonaldHigh CommissionerList
 LiberiaMonroviaEmbassyNeil BradleyAmbassadorList
 LibyaTripoliEmbassyCaroline HurndallAmbassadorList
 LithuaniaVilniusEmbassyBrian OlleyAmbassadorList
 LuxembourgLuxembourg CityEmbassyFleur ThomasAmbassadorList
 MadagascarAntananarivoEmbassyDavid AshleyAmbassadorList
 MalawiLilongweHigh CommissionFiona RitchieHigh CommissionerList
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionAilsa TerryHigh CommissionerList
 MaliBamakoEmbassyKaty RansomeAmbassadorList
 MaltaVallettaHigh CommissionCathy WardHigh CommissionerList
 MauritaniaNouakchottEmbassyColin WellsAmbassadorList
 MauritiusPort LouisHigh CommissionCharlotte PierreHigh CommissionerList
 MexicoMexico CityEmbassyJon BenjaminAmbassadorList
 MoldovaChişinăuEmbassy Steven FisherAmbassadorList
 MongoliaUlaanbaatarEmbassyFiona BlythAmbassadorList
 MontenegroPodgoricaEmbassyDawn McKenAmbassadorList
 MoroccoRabatEmbassySimon MartinAmbassadorList
 MozambiqueMaputoHigh CommissionHelen LewisHigh CommissionerList
 NamibiaWindhoekHigh CommissionCharles MooreHigh CommissionerList
   NepalKathmanduEmbassyRob FennAmbassadorList
 NetherlandsThe HagueEmbassyJoanna RoperAmbassadorList
 New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionIona ThomasHigh CommissionerList
 NigerNiameyEmbassy[note c]Catherine InglehearnAmbassador
 NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionCatriona LaingHigh CommissionerList
 North KoreaPyongyangEmbassyDavid EllisAmbassadorList
 North MacedoniaSkopjeEmbassyRachel GallowayAmbassadorList
 NorwayOsloEmbassyJan ThompsonAmbassadorList
 OmanMuscatEmbassyLiane Saunders OBEAmbassadorList
 PakistanIslamabadHigh CommissionJane MarriottHigh CommissionerList
 PanamaPanama CityEmbassyTim Stew AmbassadorList
 Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyHigh CommissionKeith ScottHigh CommissionerList
 ParaguayAsunciónEmbassyRamin NavaiAmbassadorList
 PeruLimaEmbassyGavin CookAmbassadorList
 PhilippinesManilaEmbassyLaure BeaufilsAmbassadorList
 PolandWarsawEmbassyAnna ClunesAmbassadorList
 PortugalLisbonEmbassyChris SaintyAmbassadorList
 QatarDohaEmbassyJonathan WilksAmbassadorList
 RomaniaBucharestEmbassyGiles PortmanAmbassadorList
 RussiaMoscowEmbassyDame Deborah BronnertAmbassadorList
 RwandaKigaliHigh CommissionOmar DaairHigh CommissionerList
 SamoaApiaHigh CommissionDavid WardHigh CommissionerList
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassyNeil CromptonAmbassadorList
 SenegalDakarEmbassyJuliette JohnAmbassadorList
 SerbiaBelgradeEmbassyEdward FergusonAmbassadorList
 SeychellesVictoriaHigh CommissionPatrick LynchHigh CommissionerList
 Sierra LeoneFreetownHigh CommissionSimon MustardHigh CommissionerList
 SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionKara OwenHigh CommissionerList
 SlovakiaBratislavaEmbassyNigel BakerAmbassadorList
 SloveniaLjubljanaEmbassyTiffany SadlerAmbassadorList
 Solomon IslandsHoniaraHigh CommissionThomas CowardHigh CommissionerList
 SomaliaMogadishuEmbassyHolly TettAmbassadorList
 South AfricaPretoriaHigh CommissionAntony PhillipsonHigh CommissionerList
 South KoreaSeoulEmbassyColin CrooksAmbassadorList
 South SudanJubaEmbassyGuy WarringtonAmbassadorList
 SpainMadridEmbassyHugh ElliottAmbassadorList
 Sri LankaColomboHigh CommissionSarah HultonHigh CommissionerList
 SwedenStockholmEmbassyJudith GoughAmbassadorList
  SwitzerlandBernEmbassyJames SquireAmbassadorList
 TaiwanTaipeiOfficeJohn DennisRepresentativeList
 TajikistanDushanbeEmbassyTim JonesAmbassadorList
 TanzaniaDar es SalaamHigh CommissionDavid ConcarHigh CommissionerList
 ThailandBangkokEmbassyMark GoodingAmbassadorList
 TongaNukuʻalofaHigh CommissionerThorhilda Abbott-WattHigh CommissionerList
 Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainHigh CommissionHarriet CrossHigh CommissionerList
 TunisiaTunisEmbassyHelen WintertonAmbassadorList
 TurkeyAnkaraEmbassyJill MorrisAmbassadorList
 TurkmenistanAshgabatEmbassyLucia WildeAmbassadorList
 UgandaKampalaHigh CommissionKate AireyHigh CommissionerList
 UkraineKyivEmbassyMartin HarrisAmbassadorList
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiEmbassyEdward HobartAmbassadorList
 United States of AmericaWashington D.C.EmbassyDame Karen PierceAmbassadorList
 UruguayMontevideoEmbassyFaye O'ConnorAmbassadorList
 UzbekistanTashkentEmbassyTimothy SmartAmbassadorList
 VanuatuPort VilaHigh CommissionKaren BellHigh CommissionerList
 VenezuelaCaracasEmbassyColin Dick AmbassadorList
 VietnamHanoiEmbassyGareth WardAmbassadorList
 YemenSana'aEmbassyRichard OppenheimAmbassadorList
 ZambiaLusakaHigh CommissionNicholas WooleyHigh CommissionerList
 ZimbabweHarareEmbassyPeter VowlesAmbassadorList

[note a] No diplomatic relations with Taiwan; office functions as an unofficial mission.

[note b] In 2021 the UK government established a resident Ambassador in Chad based in the EU delegation office in N'Djamena[3]

[note b] In 2020 the UK government established a resident Ambassador in Niger based in the French Embassy compound in Niamey[4]

Non-resident heads of mission

The United Kingdom does not maintain a full embassy or High Commission in a number of countries. In each of these cases the head of mission to another country, usually a neighbouring one, is also accredited to the other country (except, at present, for the ambassadors to Haiti and Honduras, who are dedicated but non-resident). In most cases a smaller, local mission provides for emergencies, and is headed by a lesser diplomat or a member of the local British community.

In April 2018 the Foreign Secretary announced the opening of nine new diplomatic posts across the Commonwealth.[5] As a result, some countries which currently have non-resident High Commissioners are to receive resident High Commissioners. The expected dates of residence are noted below for those countries where an appointment has been announced.

MissionResident CountryLocal LocationLocal MissionNon-Resident Head of missionLocal PositionList
 Afghanistan Qatar None N/A Hugo Shorter Chargé d'Affaires List
 AndorraSpainNoneN/AHugh ElliottAmbassador
 Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosSt John'sHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 BeninNigeriaNoneN/ACatriona LaingAmbassador
 Burkina FasoGhanaOuagadougouHonorary ConsulHarriet ThompsonAmbassador
 BurundiRwandaBujumburaLiaison OfficeOmar DaairAmbassador
 Cape VerdeSenegalSão VicenteConsulJuliette JohnAmbassador
 Central African RepublicCameroonNoneN/ABarry LowenAmbassador
 ComorosMadagascarMoroniN/ADavid AshleyAmbassador
 Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoBrazzavilleHonorary ConsulEmily MaltmanAmbassador
 DjiboutiEthiopiaDjibouti CityHonorary ConsulDarren WelchAmbassador
 DominicaBarbadosRoseauHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 East TimorIndonesiaJakartaHonorary ConsulDominic Jermey[6]Ambassador
 Equatorial GuineaCameroonMalaboHonorary ConsulBarry LowenAmbassador
 GabonCameroonLibrevilleHonorary ConsulBarry LowenAmbassador
 GrenadaBarbadosSt George'sHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 Guinea-BissauSenegalBissauHonorary ConsulJuliette JohnAmbassador
 HaitiDominican RepublicPort-au-PrinceConsulMockbul Ali AmbassadorList
 HondurasGuatemalaTegucigalpaHonorary ConsulThomas CarterAmbassadorList
 KiribatiFijiNoneN/ABrian JonesHigh Commissioner
 LiechtensteinSwitzerlandNoneN/AJames SquireAmbassador
 MaldivesSri LankaMaléHonorary ConsulSarah HultonHigh Commissioner
 Marshall IslandsFijiNoneN/ABrian JonesAmbassador
 Federated States of MicronesiaFijiNoneN/ABrian JonesAmbassador
 MonacoFranceMonacoHonorary ConsulateDame Menna RawlingsAmbassador
 NauruSolomon IslandsNoneN/AThomas CowardHigh Commissioner
 NicaraguaCosta RicaManaguaEmbassyRoss DennyAmbassadorList
 PalauPhilippinesNoneN/ALaure BeaufilsAmbassador
 Saint Kitts and NevisBarbadosBasseterreHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 Saint LuciaBarbadosCastriesHigh CommissionScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBarbadosKingstownHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 San MarinoItalyRomeConsulate-GeneralEdward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of SteepAmbassador
 São Tomé and PríncipeAngolaSão ToméConsulateRoger StringerAmbassador
 Sudan Ethiopia None N/A Giles Lever Ambassador
 SurinameGuyanaParamariboConsulateJane MillerAmbassador
 TogoGhanaNoneN/AHarriet ThompsonAmbassador
 TuvaluFijiNoneN/ABrian JonesHigh Commissioner

Heads of mission to non-sovereign territories

MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionListNotes
 Hong KongHong KongConsulate-GeneralBrian DavidsonConsul-GeneralListFunctions held by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (before 1968 Colonial Office), British Council and British Trade Commission prior to 1997
JerusalemEast JerusalemConsulate-GeneralPhilip HallConsul-GeneralListMission to the occupied Palestinian territories
 MacauMacauHonorary ConsulateGlenn McCartneyHonorary ConsulFull consular services for Macau are provided via the Consulate in Hong Kong and the Consul-General to Hong Kong is the official diplomat for Macau

Heads of mission to international organisations

MissionLocationHead of missionPositionList
African UnionAddis AbabaDarren WelchAmbassador to Ethiopia also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakartaSarah TiffinAmbassador
Conference on DisarmamentGenevaAidan LiddlePermanent RepresentativeList
Council of EuropeStrasbourgSandy MossPermanent RepresentativeList
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationBrusselsDavid QuarreyPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentParisChristopher SharrockPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe HagueJoanna RoperAmbassador to the Netherlands also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeViennaNeil BushHead of DelegationList
United Nations in GenevaGenevaJulian BraithwaitePermanent RepresentativeList
United Nations in New YorkNew York CityDame Barbara WoodwardPermanent RepresentativeList
United Nations in ViennaViennaLindsay SkollAmbassador to Austria also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nigel Farage? How does the UK appoint ambassadors?". BBC News. 22 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia: Dominic Jermey". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Chad: Mark Matthews". FCDO. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "UK to open new embassies in Chad and Niger". FCDO. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Foreign Secretary expands UK Commonwealth diplomatic network". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 19 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia: Dominic Jermey". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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