BRITISH AMBASSADORS 1880-2012 - gulabin.com

1 1 BRITISH AMBASSADORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS: 1880-2010 Introduction: These lists have been compiled from the information contained in the annual Foreign Office List(later renamed the Diplomatic Service List). This invaluable source ceased publication however in 2006. In addition, latterly the annual editions only provided complete lists of the names of AMBASSADORS for the previous twenty years or so. To compile the lists below I have therefore had to use older copies held in the Edinburgh Public Library Reference Department. Supplementary sources have included the annual editions of Whitaker s Almanack and Who s Who . There are Wikipedia articles which purport to provide Lists of BRITISH AMBASSADORS to most countries in the world but these lists are in most cases incomplete, particularly for the earlier decades covered here.

2 Notes: Commissioners are the BRITISH representatives to countries within the BRITISH Commonwealth. These countries are indicated with an + . 2. It was the earlier practice for Britain to be represented by an ambassador in only the largest countries. In other countries there was a BRITISH Minister. This differentiation was gradually removed and the representation upgraded to full Ambassadorial level, a change which is particularly noticeable in the late 1940s and early 1950s. 3. From time to time, and for a variety of reasons, diplomatic relations with a particular country were broken off or perhaps downgraded. I have tried to reflect these circumstances in the lists by means of an *.

3 4. Honours and decorations are given for postholders but these are not necessarily those held whilst the individual was in post but are the final honours awarded to the postholder. It would have required a great deal more time time and effort to identify which honours each individual held whilst in each particular post. hel 2 AFGHANISTAN( ambassador from 1948): Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis H. Humphrys, , , , : 1922-1929 Sir Richard R. Maconachie, , : 1929-1935 Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William K. Fraser-Tytler, , , : 1935-1941 Sir Francis V.

4 Wylie, , : 1941-1943 Sir Giles F. Squire, , : 1943-1949 Sir A. John Gardener, , : 1949-1951 Eric R. Lingeman, : 1952-1953 Sir Daniel W. Lascelles, : 1953-1957 Sir Michael C. Gillett, , : 1957-1963 Sir Arthur J. de la Mare, , : 1963-1965 Sir Gordon C. Whitteridge, : 1965-1968 Peers L. Carter, : 1968-1972 John K. Drinkall, : 1972-1976 Kenneth R. Crook, : 1976-1979 W. Norman Hillier-Fry, : 1979-1980 John D. Garner, , : 1981-1984 Charles Drace-Francis, : 1984-1987 Ian W. Mackley, , : 1987-1989 * 1989-2000 Stephen N. Evans, , : 2002 Ronald P.

5 Nash, , : 2002-2003 Dame Rosalind M. Marsden, : 2003-2006 Stephen M. Evans, , ,: 2006-2007 Sir Sherard L. Cowper-Coles, , : 2007-2009 Mark P. Sedwill, : 2009-2010 Sir William C. Patey, : 2010- 2012 Sir C. Richard V. Stagg, : 2012 - 3 ALBANIA( ambassador from 1996): Sir Harry Eyres, : 1922-1926 William E. O Reilly: 1926 Sir William Seeds, : 1926-1928 Sir Robert M. Hodgson, , : 1928-1936 * 1936-1996 H. Andrew P. Tesoriere: 1996-1998 Stephen T. Nash, : 1998-1999 Peter January: 1999-2001 David M. Landsman, : 2001-2003 Richard Jones: 2003-2006 Fraser A.

6 Wilson, : 2006-2009 Fiona McIlwham: 2009- ALGERIA(from 1962): Trefor E. Evans, , : 1962-1964 Sir Thomas E. Bromley, ; 1964-1965 * 1965-1968 Sir C. Martin Le Quesne, : 1968-1971 Ronald A. Burroughs, : 1971-1974 John A. Robinson, : 1974-1977 Sir Richard S. Faber, , : 1977-1981 Benjamin L. Strachan, : 1981-1984 Sir Alan G. Munro, : 1984-1987 Patrick H. C. Eyers, , : 1987-1989 Christopher Battiscombe, : 1990-1994 Peter J. Marshall, : 1995-1996 J. Francois Gordon, : 1996-1999 William B. Sinton, : 1999-2001 Richard Edis, : 2001-2002 Graham S.

7 Hand: 2002-2004 Brian E. Stewart: 2004-2005 H. Andrew P. Tesoriere: 2005-2007 Andrew D. F. Henderson: 2007-2010 Martyn K. Roper: 2010- 4 ANGOLA(from 1978): Sir Hugh C. Byatt, , : 1978-1981 Sir Francis Kennedy, , : 1981-1983 Sir Marrack I. Goulding, : 1983-1985 Sir Patrick S. Fairweather, : 1985-1987 (James) Glaze, : 1987-1990 John G. Flynn, : 1990-1993 A. Richard Thomas, : 1993-1995 Roger D. Hart, : 1995-1998 Caroline Elmes, : 1998-2002 John Thompson, : 2002-2005 Ralph M. Publicover: 2005-2007 Patricia R. Phillips: 2007-2010 Richard J.

8 Wildash, : 2010- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA(from 1981; combined with Barbados)+ 5 ARGENTINA( ambassador from 1927): Edmund , , , : 1884-1885 Hon. Sir Francis , : 1885-1896 Hon. Sir William , : 1896-1902 Sir William Haggard, : 1902-1906 Sir Walter , : 1906-1910 Sir Reginald , , : 1910-1919 Sir Macleay, : 1919-1922 Beilby , , : 1923-1925 Malcolm , , : 1925-1929 Sir Macleay, : 1930-1933 Sir Henry , : 1933-1935 Sir Nevile M. Henderson, : 1935-1937 Sir Esmond Ovey, , : 1937-1942 Sir David V. Kelly, , : 1942-1946 Sir Reginald Leeper, , : 1946-1948 Sir John Balfour, , : 1948-1951 Sir W.

9 Henry B. Mack, , : 1951-1954 Sir Francis E. Evans, , : 1954-1957 Sir John G. Ward, : 1957-1961 Sir George P. Middleton, : 1961-1964 Sir Michael J. Creswell, : 1964-1969 Sir R. Michael Hadow, : 1969-1972 Sir Donald , , , , : 1973-1975 Sir Derrick , : 1975-1977 Sir Anthony , : 1980-1982 * 1982-1990 Hon. Sir Humphrey , : 1990-1993 Sir Peter , , : 1993-1997 William Marsden, : 1997-2000 Sir D. Robin Christopher, , : 2000-2004 E. John Hughes: 2004-2008 Shan Morgan, : 2008- 2012 John P. Freeman: 2012 - 6 ARMENIA(from 1992; combined with Russia from 1992 until 1995): David I.

10 Miller, : 1995-1997 John E. Mitchiner: 1997-1999 Timothy A. Marschall Jones: 1999-2002 Thorhilda(Thorda) Abbott-Watt: 2002-2006 Anthony Cantor: 2006-2008 Charles Lonsdale: 2008- AUSTRALIA(from 1936)+: Sir Geoffrey G. Whiskard, , : 1936-1941 Rt. Hon. Sir Ronald H. Cross, Bt., , : 1941-1945 Rt. Hon. Sir Edward(Ted) J. Williams, : 1945-1952 Sir Stephen L. Holmes, , : 1952-1955 Rt. Hon. Lord Carrington, , , , : 1955-1959 Lieutenant-General Sir William P. Oliver, , , : 1959-1965 Sir Charles H. Johnston, : 1965-1971 Rt. Hon. Lord St. Brides, , , : 1971-1976 Sir Donald , : 1976-1980 Sir John , : 1980-1984 Sir John , : 1984-1988 Sir Coles, : 1988-1991 Sir Brian , : 1991-1994 Sir Roger , , : 1994-1997 Hon.