List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Armenia
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Armenia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Armenia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Yerevan. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia.
The UK recognised Armenia on 31 December 1991, and diplomatic relations were established on 20 January 1992 when the then ambassador to Russia, Sir Brian Fall, was also accredited to Armenia. The British Embassy in Yerevan was opened in July 1995.
Ambassadors to Armenia
- 1992–1995: Sir Brian Fall (non-resident)
- 1995–1997: David Miller[1]
- 1997–1999: John Mitchiner
- 1999–2002: Timothy Marschall Jones
- 2003–2005: Thorhilda Abbott-Watt
- 2006–2008: Anthony Cantor
- 2008–2012: Charles Lonsdale
- 2012–2014: Jonathan Aves and Katherine Leach (joint appointment, alternating)[2]
- 2014–2015: Katherine Leach[3]
- 2015–present: Judith Farnworth[4]
References
- "Previous Ambassadors". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link), British Embassy Yerevan
- "The Ambassadors' biographies". Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2012.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link), British Embassy Yerevan
- "British Ambassador to Armenia, Katherine Leach". Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link), gov.uk
- "British Ambassador to Armenia, Judith Margaret Farnworth". gov.uk.
External links
- UK and Armenia, gov.uk
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