List of heads of missions of the United Kingdom

Heads of British diplomatic missions are usually ambassadors, except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where the head of mission is a high commissioner. The head of mission to an international organisation is usually a permanent representative.

Resident heads of mission

MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionList
 AfghanistanKabulEmbassySir Nicholas KayAmbassadorList
 AlbaniaTiranaEmbassyDuncan NormanAmbassadorList
 AlgeriaAlgiersEmbassyBarry LowenAmbassadorList
 AngolaLuandaEmbassyJessica HandAmbassadorList
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresEmbassyMark KentAmbassadorList
 ArmeniaYerevanEmbassyJudith FarnworthAmbassadorList
 AustraliaCanberraHigh CommissionMenna Rawlings, CMGHigh CommissionerList
 AustriaViennaEmbassyLeigh TurnerAmbassadorList
 AzerbaijanBakuEmbassyCarole CroftsAmbassadorList
 BahrainManamaEmbassySimon MartinAmbassadorList
 BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionAlison BlakeHigh CommissionerList
 BarbadosBridgetownHigh CommissionJanet DouglasHigh CommissionerList
 BelarusMinskEmbassyFionna GibbAmbassadorList
 BelgiumBrusselsEmbassyAlison RoseAmbassadorList
 BelizeBelmopanHigh CommissionClaire EvansHigh CommissionerList
 BoliviaLa PazEmbassyJames ThorntonAmbassadorList
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoEmbassyMatthew FieldAmbassadorList
 BotswanaGaboroneHigh CommissionKaty RansomeHigh CommissionerList
 BrazilBrasiliaEmbassyVijay RangarajanAmbassadorList
 BruneiBandar Seri BegawanHigh CommissionRichard LindsayHigh CommissionerList
 BulgariaSofiaEmbassyEmma HopkinsAmbassadorList
 Burma[1]YangonEmbassyDan ChuggAmbassadorList
 CambodiaPhnom PenhEmbassyTina RedshawAmbassadorList
 CameroonYaoundéHigh CommissionRowan LaxtonHigh CommissionerList
 CanadaOttawaHigh CommissionSusan le Jeune d'AllegeershecqueHigh CommissionerList
 ChileSantiagoEmbassyJamie BowdenAmbassadorList
 People's Republic of ChinaBeijingEmbassyDame Barbara WoodwardAmbassadorList
 ColombiaBogotáEmbassyPeter TibberAmbassadorList
 Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEmbassyJohn MurtonAmbassadorList
 Costa RicaSan JoséEmbassyRoss DennyAmbassadorList
 Côte d'IvoireAbidjanEmbassyJosephine GauldAmbassadorList
 CroatiaZagrebEmbassyAndrew DalgleishAmbassadorList
 CubaHavanaEmbassyAntony StokesAmbassadorList
 CyprusNicosiaHigh CommissionStephen LillieHigh CommissionerList
 Czech RepublicPragueEmbassyNick ArcherAmbassadorList
 DenmarkCopenhagenEmbassyDominic SchroederAmbassadorList
 Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoEmbassyChristopher CampbellAmbassadorList
 EcuadorQuitoEmbassyKatherine WardAmbassadorList
 EgyptCairoEmbassySir Geoffrey AdamsAmbassadorList
 El SalvadorSan SalvadorEmbassyBernhard GarsideAmbassadorList
 EritreaAsmaraEmbassyIan RichardsAmbassadorList
 EstoniaTallinnEmbassyTheresa BubbearAmbassadorList
 EthiopiaAddis AbabaEmbassyGregory DoreyAmbassadorList
 FijiSuvaHigh CommissionMelanie HopkinsHigh CommissionerList
 FinlandHelsinkiEmbassyTom DoddAmbassadorList
 FranceParisEmbassyEdward LlewellynAmbassadorList
 The GambiaBanjulHigh CommissionSharon WardleHigh CommissionerList
 GeorgiaTbilisiEmbassyJustin McKenzie SmithAmbassadorList
 GermanyBerlinEmbassySir Sebastian WoodAmbassadorList
 GhanaAccraHigh CommissionIain WalkerHigh CommissionerList
 GreeceAthensEmbassyKate SmithAmbassadorList
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityEmbassyCarolyn DavidsonAmbassadorList
 GuineaConakryEmbassyCatherine Inglehearn AmbassadorList
 GuyanaGeorgetownHigh CommissionGreg QuinnHigh CommissionerList
 Holy SeeVatican CityEmbassySally AxworthyAmbassadorList
 HungaryBudapestEmbassyIain LindsayAmbassadorList
 IcelandReykjavíkEmbassyMichael NevinAmbassadorList
 IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionSir Dominic AsquithHigh CommissionerList
 IndonesiaJakartaEmbassyMoazzam MalikAmbassadorList
 IranTehranEmbassyRobert MacaireAmbassadorList
 IraqBaghdadEmbassyJon WilksAmbassadorList
 IrelandDublinEmbassyRobin BarnettAmbassadorList
 IsraelTel AvivEmbassyDavid QuarreyAmbassadorList
 ItalyRomeEmbassyJill MorrisAmbassadorList
 JamaicaKingstonHigh CommissionAsif AhmadHigh CommissionerList
 JapanTokyoEmbassyPaul Madden AmbassadorList
 JordanAmmanEmbassyEdward OakdenAmbassadorList
 KazakhstanAlmatyEmbassyMichael GiffordAmbassadorList
 KenyaNairobiHigh CommissionNic HaileyHigh CommissionerList
 KosovoPristinaEmbassyRuairí O’ConnellAmbassadorList
 KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyMichael DavenportAmbassadorList
 KyrgyzstanBishkekEmbassyRobin Ord-SmithAmbassadorList
 LaosVientianeEmbassyHugh EvansAmbassadorList
 LatviaRigaEmbassyKeith ShannonAmbassadorList
 LebanonBeirutEmbassyChris RamplingAmbassadorList
 LiberiaMonroviaEmbassyDavid BelgroveAmbassadorList
 LibyaTripoliEmbassyFrank BakerAmbassadorList
 LithuaniaVilniusEmbassyClaire LawrenceAmbassadorList
 LuxembourgLuxembourg CityEmbassyJohn MarshallAmbassadorList
 MacedoniaSkopjeEmbassyRachel GallowayAmbassadorList
 MadagascarAntananarivoEmbassyPhil BoyleAmbassadorList
 MalawiLilongweHigh CommissionHolly TettHigh CommissionerList
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionVictoria TreadellHigh CommissionerList
 MaliBamakoEmbassyCatherine "Cat" EvansAmbassadorList
 MaltaVallettaHigh CommissionStuart GillHigh CommissionerList
 MauritaniaNouakchottEmbassySamuel ThomasAmbassadorList
 MauritiusPort LouisHigh CommissionKeith AllanHigh CommissionerList
 MexicoMexico CityEmbassyDuncan TaylorAmbassadorList
 MoldovaChişinăuEmbassyLucy JoyceAmbassadorList
 MongoliaUlaanbaatarEmbassyPhilip MaloneAmbassadorList
 MontenegroPodgoricaEmbassyAlison KempAmbassadorList
 MoroccoRabatEmbassyThomas ReillyAmbassadorList
 MozambiqueMaputoHigh CommissionNneNne Iwuji-EmeHigh CommissionerList
 NamibiaWindhoekHigh CommissionKate AireyHigh CommissionerList
   NepalKathmanduEmbassyRichard MorrisAmbassadorList
 NetherlandsThe HagueEmbassyPeter WilsonAmbassadorList
 New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionLaura ClarkeHigh CommissionerList
 NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionPaul ArkwrightHigh CommissionerList
 North KoreaPyongyangEmbassyAlastair MorganAmbassadorList
 NorwayOsloEmbassyRichard WoodAmbassadorList
 OmanMuscatEmbassyHamish CowellAmbassadorList
 PakistanIslamabadHigh CommissionThomas DrewHigh CommissionerList
 PanamaPanama CityEmbassyDamion PotterAmbassadorList
 Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyHigh CommissionKeith ScottHigh CommissionerList
 ParaguayAsunciónEmbassyMatthew HedgesAmbassadorList
 PeruLimaEmbassyKate HarrissonAmbassadorList
 PhilippinesManilaEmbassyDaniel PruceAmbassadorList
 PolandWarsawEmbassyJonathan KnottAmbassadorList
 PortugalLisbonEmbassyChris SaintyAmbassadorList
 QatarDohaEmbassyAjay SharmaAmbassadorList
 RomaniaBucharestEmbassyAndrew NobleAmbassadorList
 RussiaMoscowEmbassyDr Laurie BristowAmbassadorList
 RwandaKigaliHigh CommissionJoanne LomasHigh CommissionerList
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassySimon CollisAmbassadorList
 SenegalDakarEmbassyGeorge HodgsonAmbassadorList
 SerbiaBelgradeEmbassyDenis KeefeAmbassadorList
 SeychellesVictoriaHigh CommissionCaron RöhslerHigh CommissionerList
 Sierra LeoneFreetownHigh CommissionGuy WarringtonHigh CommissionerList
 SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionScott WightmanHigh CommissionerList
 SlovakiaBratislavaEmbassyAndrew GarthAmbassadorList
 SloveniaLjubljanaEmbassySophie HoneyAmbassadorList
 Solomon IslandsHoniaraHigh CommissionDavid WardHigh CommissionerList
 SomaliaMogadishuEmbassyDavid ConcarAmbassadorList
 South AfricaPretoriaHigh CommissionNigel CaseyHigh CommissionerList
 South KoreaSeoulEmbassySimon SmithAmbassadorList
 South SudanJubaEmbassyAlison BlackburneAmbassadorList
 SpainMadridEmbassySimon ManleyAmbassadorList
 Sri LankaColomboHigh CommissionJames DaurisHigh CommissionerList
 SudanKhartoumEmbassyIrfan SiddiqAmbassadorList
 SwedenStockholmEmbassyDavid CairnsAmbassadorList
  SwitzerlandBernEmbassyJane OwenAmbassadorList
 SyriaDamascusEmbassyAmbassador withdrawn – embassy closedAmbassadorList
 TaiwanTaipeiOffice[note a]Catherine NettletonRepresentativeList
 TajikistanDushanbeEmbassyHugh PhilpottAmbassadorList
 TanzaniaDar es SalaamHigh CommissionSarah CookeHigh CommissionerList
 ThailandBangkokEmbassyBrian DavidsonAmbassadorList
 Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainHigh CommissionTim StewHigh CommissionerList
 TunisiaTunisEmbassyLouise De SousaAmbassadorList
 TurkeyAnkaraEmbassySir Dominick ChilcottAmbassadorList
 TurkmenistanAshgabatEmbassyThorhilda Abbott-WattAmbassadorList
 UgandaKampalaHigh CommissionPeter WestHigh CommissionerList
 UkraineKievEmbassyJudith GoughAmbassadorList
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiEmbassyPatrick MoodyAmbassadorList
 United States of AmericaWashington D.C.EmbassySir Kim DarrochAmbassadorList
 UruguayMontevideoEmbassyIan DuddyAmbassadorList
 UzbekistanTashkentEmbassyChristopher AllanAmbassadorList
 VenezuelaCaracasEmbassyJohn SavilleAmbassadorList
 VietnamHanoiEmbassyGareth WardAmbassadorList
 YemenSana'aEmbassyMichael AronAmbassadorList
 ZambiaLusakaHigh CommissionFergus Cochrane-DyetHigh CommissionerList
 ZimbabweHarareEmbassyCatriona LaingAmbassadorList

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

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.

MissionResident CountryLocal LocationLocal MissionNon-Resident Head of missionLocal PositionList
 AndorraSpainNoneN/ASimon ManleyAmbassador
 Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosSt John'sHonorary ConsulJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 BahamasJamaicaNoneN/AAsif AhmadHigh Commissioner
 BeninNigeriaNoneN/APaul ArkwrightAmbassador
 Burkina FasoGhanaOuagadougouHonorary ConsulIain WalkerAmbassador
 BurundiRwandaBujumburaLiaison OfficeJoanne LomasAmbassador
 Cape VerdeSenegalSão VicenteConsulGeorge HodgsonAmbassador
 Central African RepublicCameroonNoneN/ARowan LaxtonAmbassador
 ChadCameroonN'DjamenaHonorary Consul[note b]Rowan LaxtonAmbassador
 ComorosMadagascarMoroniN/APhil BoyleAmbassador
 Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoBrazzavilleHonorary ConsulJohn MurtonAmbassador
 DjiboutiEthiopiaDjibouti CityConsulateGregory DoreyAmbassador
 DominicaBarbadosRoseauHonorary ConsulJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 East TimorIndonesiaJakartaHonorary ConsulMoazzam MalikAmbassador
 Equatorial GuineaCameroonMalaboHonorary ConsulRowan LaxtonAmbassador
 GabonCameroonLibrevilleHonorary ConsulRowan LaxtonAmbassador
 GrenadaBarbadosSt George'sHonorary ConsulJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 Guinea-BissauSenegalBissauHonorary ConsulGeorge HodgsonAmbassador
 HaitiDominican RepublicPort-au-PrinceConsulSharon CampbellAmbassadorList
 HondurasGuatemalaTegucigalpaHonorary ConsulThomas CarterAmbassadorList
 KiribatiFijiNoneN/AMelanie HopkinsHigh Commissioner
 LesothoSouth AfricaNoneN/ANigel CaseyHigh Commissioner
 LiechtensteinSwitzerlandNoneN/AJane OwenAmbassador
 MaldivesSri LankaMaléHonorary ConsulJames DaurisHigh Commissioner
 Marshall IslandsFijiNoneN/AMelanie HopkinsAmbassador
 Federated States of MicronesiaFijiNoneN/AMelanie HopkinsAmbassador
 MonacoFranceMonacoHonorary ConsulateEdward LlewellynAmbassador
 NauruSolomon IslandsNoneN/ADavid WardHigh Commissioner
 NicaraguaCosta RicaManaguaEmbassyRoss DennyAmbassadorList
 NigerMaliNoneN/ACatherine "Cat" EvansAmbassador
 PalauPhilippinesNoneN/ADaniel PruceAmbassador
 Saint Kitts and NevisBarbadosBasseterreHonorary ConsulJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 Saint LuciaBarbadosCastriesHigh CommissionJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBarbadosKingstownHonorary ConsulJanet DouglasHigh Commissioner
 SamoaNew ZealandNoneN/ALaura ClarkeHigh Commissioner
 San MarinoItalyRomeConsulate-GeneralJill MorrisAmbassador
 São Tomé and PríncipeAngolaSão ToméConsulateJessica HandAmbassador
 SurinameGuyanaParamariboConsulateGreg QuinnAmbassador
 SwazilandSouth AfricaNoneN/ANigel CaseyHigh Commissioner
 Timor LesteIndonesiaNoneN/AMoazzam MalikAmbassador
 TogoGhanaNoneN/AIain WalkerAmbassador
 TongaFijiNoneN/AMelanie HopkinsHigh CommissionerList
 TuvaluFijiNoneN/AMelanie HopkinsHigh Commissioner
 VanuatuSolomon IslandsNoneN/ADavid WardHigh Commissioner

[note b] In 2018 the UK government opened a new office in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, "to support diplomatic, development and defence efforts" but the ambassador is still non-resident (in Cameroon) and the new office does not provide consular assistance.[2]

Heads of mission to non-sovereign territories

MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionListNotes
 Hong KongHong KongConsulate-GeneralAndrew HeynConsul-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 AbabaGregory DoreyAmbassador to Ethiopia also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakartaMoazzam MalikAmbassador to Indonesia also accredited as Ambassador to ASEANList
Conference on DisarmamentGenevaMatthew RowlandPermanent RepresentativeList
Council of EuropeStrasbourgChristopher YvonPermanent RepresentativeList
 European UnionBrusselsSir Tim BarrowPermanent RepresentativeList
North Atlantic Treaty OrganisationBrusselsSarah MacIntoshPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentParisChristopher SharrockPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe HaguePeter WilsonAmbassador to the Netherlands also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in EuropeViennaSian MacLeodHead of DelegationList
United Nations in GenevaGenevaJulian BraithwaitePermanent RepresentativeList
 United Nations in New YorkNew York CityDame Karen PiercePermanent RepresentativeList
United Nations in ViennaViennaLeigh TurnerAmbassador to Austria also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Country Profile: Burma". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 5 July 2006. Retrieved 7 July 2006.
  2. ↑ "New UK mission opens in Chad". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 21 March 2018.

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