Heads of Diplomatic Missions of the United Kingdom

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.

Flag used by British embassies
The Union Flag, used by High Commissions
Flag used by British consulates and consulates-general

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
 AfghanistanKabulEmbassyHugo ShorterAmbassadorList
 AlbaniaTiranaEmbassyAlastair King-SmithAmbassadorList
 AlgeriaAlgiersEmbassySharon WardleAmbassadorList
 AngolaLuandaEmbassyRoger StringerAmbassadorList
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresEmbassyKirsty HayesAmbassadorList
 ArmeniaYerevanEmbassyJudith FarnworthAmbassadorList
 AustraliaCanberraHigh CommissionVictoria TreadellHigh CommissionerList
 AustriaViennaEmbassyLindsay SkollAmbassadorList
 AzerbaijanBakuEmbassy James Lyall SharpAmbassadorList
 BahamasNassauHigh CommissionThomas HartleyHigh CommissionerList
 BahrainManamaEmbassyRoderick DrummondAmbassadorList
 BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionRobert Chatterton DicksonHigh CommissionerList
 BarbadosBridgetownHigh CommissionScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh CommissionerList
 BelarusMinskEmbassyJacqueline PerkinsAmbassadorList
 BelgiumBrusselsEmbassyMartin ShearmanAmbassadorList
 BelizeBelmopanHigh CommissionClaire EvansHigh CommissionerList
 BoliviaLa PazEmbassyJeff GlekinAmbassadorList
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoEmbassyMatthew FieldAmbassadorList
 BotswanaGaboroneHigh CommissionSian PriceHigh CommissionerList
 BrazilBrasiliaEmbassyMelanie HopkinsAmbassadorList
 BruneiBandar Seri BegawanHigh CommissionJohn VirgoeHigh CommissionerList
 BulgariaSofiaEmbassyRob DixonAmbassadorList
 BurmaYangonEmbassyDan ChuggAmbassadorList
 CambodiaPhnom PenhEmbassyTina RedshawAmbassadorList
 CameroonYaoundéHigh CommissionRowan LaxtonHigh CommissionerList
 CanadaOttawaHigh Commission Susannah GoshkoHigh CommissionerList
 ChadN'DjamenaEmbassy Office[note b]Mark MatthewsAmbassador
 ChileSantiagoEmbassyLouise De SousaAmbassadorList
 ChinaBeijingEmbassyDame Caroline WilsonAmbassadorList
 ColombiaBogotáEmbassyPeter TibberAmbassadorList
 Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEmbassyEmily MaltmanAmbassadorList
 Costa RicaSan JoséEmbassyRoss DennyAmbassadorList
 Côte d'IvoireAbidjanEmbassyCatherine BrookerAmbassadorList
 CroatiaZagrebEmbassyAndrew DalgleishAmbassadorList
 CubaHavanaEmbassyAntony StokesAmbassadorList
 CyprusNicosiaHigh CommissionIrfan SiddiqHigh CommissionerList
 Czech RepublicPragueEmbassyMatt FieldAmbassadorList
 DenmarkCopenhagenEmbassyDominic SchroederAmbassadorList
 Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoEmbassyMockbul Ali AmbassadorList
 EcuadorQuitoEmbassyChris CampbellAmbassadorList
 EgyptCairoEmbassyGareth BayleyAmbassadorList
 El SalvadorSan SalvadorEmbassyBernhard GarsideAmbassadorList
 EritreaAsmaraEmbassyAlisdair WalkerAmbassadorList
 EstoniaTallinnEmbassy Ross AllenAmbassadorList
 EswatiniMbabaneHigh CommissionSimon BoydenHigh Commissioner
 EthiopiaAddis AbabaEmbassyAlastair McPhailDarren WelchAmbassadorList
 European UnionBrusselsEmbassyLindsay Croisdale-ApplebyAmbassadorList
 FijiSuvaHigh CommissionBrian JonesHigh CommissionerList
 FinlandHelsinkiEmbassyTheresa BubbearAmbassadorList
 FranceParisEmbassyDame Menna RawlingsAmbassadorList
 The GambiaBanjulHigh CommissionDavid BelgroveHigh CommissionerList
 GeorgiaTbilisiEmbassyMark ClaytonAmbassadorList
 GermanyBerlinEmbassyJill GallardAmbassadorList
 GhanaAccraHigh CommissionIain WalkerHigh CommissionerList
 GreeceAthensEmbassyMatthew LodgeAmbassadorList
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityEmbassyCarolyn DavidsonAmbassadorList
 GuineaConakryEmbassyDavid McIlroyAmbassadorList
 GuyanaGeorgetownHigh CommissionGreg QuinnHigh CommissionerList
  Holy SeeVatican CityEmbassyChristopher TrottAmbassadorList
 HungaryBudapestEmbassyPaul FoxAmbassadorList
 IcelandReykjavíkEmbassyBryony MathewAmbassadorList
 IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionAlexander EllisHigh CommissionerList
 IndonesiaJakartaEmbassyOwen Jenkins[2]AmbassadorList
 IranTehranEmbassyRobert MacaireAmbassadorList
 IraqBaghdadEmbassyStephen HickeyAmbassadorList
 IrelandDublinEmbassyPaul JohnstonAmbassadorList
 IsraelTel AvivEmbassyNeil WiganAmbassadorList
 ItalyRomeEmbassyEdward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of SteepAmbassadorList
 JamaicaKingstonHigh CommissionJudith SlaterHigh CommissionerList
 JapanTokyoEmbassyJulia LongbottomAmbassadorList
 JordanAmmanEmbassyBridget BrindAmbassadorList
 KazakhstanAlmatyEmbassyMichael GiffordAmbassadorList
 KenyaNairobiHigh CommissionJane MarriottHigh CommissionerList
 KosovoPristinaEmbassyNicholas AbbottAmbassadorList
 KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyBelinda LewisAmbassadorList
 KyrgyzstanBishkekEmbassyCharles GarrettAmbassadorList
 LaosVientianeEmbassyJohn PearsonAmbassadorList
 LatviaRigaEmbassyPaul BrummellAmbassadorList
 LebanonBeirutEmbassyIan CollardAmbassadorList
 LesothoMaseruHigh CommissionHarry MacDonaldHigh CommissionerList
 LiberiaMonroviaEmbassyDavid BelgroveAmbassadorList
 LibyaTripoliEmbassyCaroline HurndallAmbassadorList
 LithuaniaVilniusEmbassyBrian OlleyAmbassadorList
 LuxembourgLuxembourg CityEmbassyFleur ThomasAmbassadorList
 MadagascarAntananarivoEmbassyDavid AshleyAmbassadorList
 MalawiLilongweHigh CommissionDavid BeerHigh CommissionerList
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionCharles HayHigh CommissionerList
 MaliBamakoEmbassyKaty RansomeAmbassadorList
 MaltaVallettaHigh CommissionStuart GillHigh CommissionerList
 MauritaniaNouakchottEmbassyColin WellsAmbassadorList
 MauritiusPort LouisHigh CommissionKeith AllanCharlotte PierreHigh CommissionerList
 MexicoMexico CityEmbassyCorin RobertsonAmbassadorList
 MoldovaChişinăuEmbassy Steven FisherAmbassadorList
 MongoliaUlaanbaatarEmbassyPhilip MaloneAmbassadorList
 MontenegroPodgoricaEmbassyAlison KempAmbassadorList
 MoroccoRabatEmbassySimon MartinAmbassadorList
 MozambiqueMaputoHigh CommissionNneNne Iwuji-EmeHigh CommissionerList
 NamibiaWindhoekHigh CommissionCharles MooreHigh CommissionerList
   NepalKathmanduEmbassyNicola PollittAmbassadorList
 NetherlandsThe HagueEmbassyMrs Joanna RoperAmbassadorList
 New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionIona ThomasHigh CommissionerList
 NigerNiameyEmbassy[note c]Catherine InglehearnAmbassador
 NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionCatriona LaingHigh CommissionerList
 North KoreaPyongyangEmbassyColin CrooksAmbassadorList
 North MacedoniaSkopjeEmbassyRachel GallowayAmbassadorList
 NorwayOsloEmbassyJan Thompson, CMG, OBEAmbassadorList
 OmanMuscatEmbassyHamish CowellAmbassadorList
 PakistanIslamabadHigh CommissionChristian TurnerHigh CommissionerList
 PanamaPanama CityEmbassyDamion PotterAmbassadorList
 Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyHigh CommissionKeith ScottHigh CommissionerList
 ParaguayAsunciónEmbassyRamin NavaiAmbassadorList
 PeruLimaEmbassyKate HarrissonAmbassadorList
 PhilippinesManilaEmbassyLaure BeaufilsAmbassadorList
 PolandWarsawEmbassyAnna ClunesAmbassadorList
 PortugalLisbonEmbassyChris SaintyAmbassadorList
 QatarDohaEmbassyAjay SharmaAmbassadorList
 RomaniaBucharestEmbassyAndrew NobleAmbassadorList
 RussiaMoscowEmbassyDame Deborah BronnertAmbassadorList
 RwandaKigaliHigh CommissionJoanne LomasHigh CommissionerList
 SamoaApiaHigh CommissionDavid WardHigh CommissionerList
 Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassyNeil CromptonAmbassadorList
 SenegalDakarEmbassyJuliette JohnAmbassadorList
 SerbiaBelgradeEmbassySian MacLeodAmbassadorList
 SeychellesVictoriaHigh CommissionCaron RöhslerHigh CommissionerList
 Sierra LeoneFreetownHigh CommissionSimon MustardHigh CommissionerList
 SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionKara OwenHigh CommissionerList
 SlovakiaBratislavaEmbassyAndrew GarthAmbassadorList
 SloveniaLjubljanaEmbassySophie HoneyAmbassadorList
 Solomon IslandsHoniaraHigh CommissionThomas CowardHigh CommissionerList
 SomaliaMogadishuEmbassy Kate FosterAmbassadorList
 South AfricaPretoriaHigh CommissionAntony PhillipsonHigh CommissionerList
 South KoreaSeoulEmbassySimon SmithAmbassadorList
 South SudanJubaEmbassyJohnny BaxterAmbassadorList
 SpainMadridEmbassyHugh ElliottAmbassadorList
 Sri LankaColomboHigh CommissionSarah HultonHigh CommissionerList
 SudanKhartoumEmbassyIrfan SiddiqAmbassadorList
 SwedenStockholmEmbassyJudith GoughAmbassadorList
 SwitzerlandBernEmbassyJane OwenAmbassadorList
 SyriaDamascusEmbassyAmbassador withdrawn – embassy closedAmbassadorList
 TaiwanTaipeiOfficeJohn DennisRepresentativeList
 TajikistanDushanbeEmbassyMatthew LawsonAmbassadorList
 TanzaniaDar es SalaamHigh CommissionDavid ConcarHigh CommissionerList
 ThailandBangkokEmbassyMark GoodingAmbassadorList
 TongaNukuʻalofaHigh CommissionerThorhilda Abbott-WattHigh CommissionerList
 Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainHigh CommissionHarriet CrossHigh CommissionerList
 TunisiaTunisEmbassyHelen WintertonAmbassadorList
 TurkeyAnkaraEmbassySir Dominick ChilcottAmbassadorList
 TurkmenistanAshgabatEmbassyLucia WildeAmbassadorList
 UgandaKampalaHigh CommissionKate AireyHigh CommissionerList
 UkraineKyivEmbassyDame Melinda SimmonsAmbassadorList
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiEmbassyPatrick MoodyAmbassadorList
 United States of AmericaWashington D.C.EmbassyDame Karen PierceAmbassadorList
 UruguayMontevideoEmbassyFaye O'ConnorAmbassadorList
 UzbekistanTashkentEmbassyTimothy TorlotAmbassadorList
 VanuatuPort VilaHigh CommissionKaren BellHigh CommissionerList
 VenezuelaCaracasEmbassyJohn SavilleAmbassadorList
 VietnamHanoiEmbassyGareth WardAmbassadorList
 YemenSana'aEmbassyMichael AronAmbassadorList
 ZambiaLusakaHigh CommissionNicholas WooleyHigh CommissionerList
 ZimbabweHarareEmbassyMelanie RobinsonAmbassadorList

[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
 AndorraSpainNoneN/AHugh ElliottAmbassador
 Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosSt John'sHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 BeninNigeriaNoneN/ACatriona LaingAmbassador
 Burkina FasoGhanaOuagadougouHonorary ConsulIain WalkerAmbassador
 BurundiRwandaBujumburaLiaison OfficeJoanne LomasAmbassador
 Cape VerdeSenegalSão VicenteConsulJuliette JohnAmbassador
 Central African RepublicCameroonNoneN/ARowan LaxtonAmbassador
 ComorosMadagascarMoroniN/ADavid AshleyAmbassador
 Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of CongoBrazzavilleHonorary ConsulEmily MaltmanAmbassador
 DjiboutiEthiopiaDjibouti CityHonorary ConsulAlastair McPhailDarren WelchAmbassador
 DominicaBarbadosRoseauHonorary ConsulScott Furssedonn-WoodHigh Commissioner
 East TimorIndonesiaJakartaHonorary ConsulOwen Jenkins[6]Ambassador
 Equatorial GuineaCameroonMalaboHonorary ConsulRowan LaxtonAmbassador
 GabonCameroonLibrevilleHonorary ConsulRowan LaxtonAmbassador
 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/AJane OwenAmbassador
 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
 SurinameGuyanaParamariboConsulateGreg QuinnAmbassador
 TogoGhanaNoneN/AIain WalkerAmbassador
 TuvaluFijiNoneN/ABrian JonesHigh Commissioner

Heads of mission to non-sovereign territories
MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionListNotes
 Hong KongHong KongConsulate-GeneralConsul-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 AbabaAlastair McPhailDarren 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 HagueMrs Joanna 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 Her Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  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 Her Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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