List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to the Bahamas

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Bahamas is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

From Bahamian independence in 1973 until 2005 there were resident High Commissioners to the Bahamas, but on 6 June 2005 the High Commission in Nassau was closed and responsibility for the Bahamas was assumed by the British High Commission in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] The High Commissioner to Jamaica is now also accredited to the Bahamas. However, the High Commission in Nassau is to reopen in 2019 with a resident High Commissioner.[2]

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to the Bahamas
  • 1973–1975: Charles Treadwell[3]
  • 1973–1978: Peter Mennell[4]
  • 1978–1981: John Duncan[5]
  • 1981–1983: Achilles Papadopoulos[6]
  • 1983–1986: Peter Heap[7]
  • 1986–1991: Colin Mays[8]
  • 1991–1992: Michael Gore[9]
  • 1992–1996: Brian Attewell[10]
  • 1996–1999: Peter Young[11][12]
  • 1999–2003: Peter Heigl[13]
  • 2003–2005: Roderick Gemmell[13]
  • 2005–2009: Jeremy Cresswell (non-resident)
  • 2010–2013: Howard Drake (non-resident)
  • 2013–2017: David Fitton (non-resident)[14]
  • 2017–2019: Asif Ahmad (non-resident)
  • From August 2019: Sarah Dickson[15]

References
  1. Keva Lightbourne (18 March 2005). "British High Commission To Close On June 6". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. "Change of British High Commissioner to The Bahamas - August 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 31 May 2019.
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  4. "MENNELL, Peter". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  5. "DUNCAN, John Spenser Ritchie". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  6. "PAPADOPOULOS, Achilles Symeon". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  7. "HEAP, Sir Peter (William)". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  8. "MAYS, Colin Garth". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  9. "GORE, Michael Edward John". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  10. "ATTEWELL, Brian". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  11. "UK GOVERNMENT: Change of High Commissioner at Nassau". M2 Presswire. June 1999. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  12. "YOUNG, Peter Michael Heppell". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  13. "Ambassadors". Hansard. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  14. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20130722/news/news1.html
  15. "Change of British High Commissioner to The Bahamas - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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