List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Eritrea

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Eritrea is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the State of Eritrea, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Asmara. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.

From Eritrean independence in 1993 until March 2002 the British Ambassador to Ethiopia, resident in Addis Ababa, was also accredited to Eritrea.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Eritrea
  • 1997–2000: Gordon Wetherell
  • 2000–2002: Myles Wickstead
  • 2002–2006: Michael Murray
  • 2006–2008: Nick Astbury
  • 2008–2010: Andrea Reidy
  • 2010–2012: Sandra Tyler-Haywood
  • 2012–2014: Amanda Tanfield
  • 2014–2016: David Ward[1]
  • 2016–2019: Ian Richards[2]
  • 2019–present: Alisdair Walker[3]

References
  1. President Isaias Afwerki Receives Credentials of 25 Ambassadors, TesfaNews, 9 October 2014
  2. "Ian Richards, British Ambassador to Eritrea". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  3. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Eritrea in February 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 December 2018.
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