Heads of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

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The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. 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 organization 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

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MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionList
 AlbaniaTiranaEmbassyNick AbbottAmbassadorList
 AlgeriaAlgiersEmbassyJames DownerAmbassadorList
 AngolaLuandaEmbassyBharat JoshiAmbassadorList
 ArgentinaBuenos AiresEmbassyDavid CairnsAmbassadorList
 ArmeniaYerevanEmbassyAlexandra ColeAmbassadorList
 AustraliaCanberraHigh CommissionDame Sarah MacIntoshHigh CommissionerList
 AustriaViennaEmbassyLindsay SkollAmbassadorList
 AzerbaijanBakuEmbassyFergus AuldAmbassadorList
BahamasNassauHigh CommissionSmita RossettiHigh CommissionerList
BahrainManamaEmbassyAlastair LongAmbassadorList
 BangladeshDhakaHigh CommissionSarah CookeHigh CommissionerList
 BarbadosBridgetownHigh CommissionSimon MustardHigh CommissionerList
 BelarusMinskEmbassyDavid WardChargé d'AffairesList
 BelgiumBrusselsEmbassyAnne SherriffAmbassadorList
BelizeBelmopanHigh CommissionAlistair White (Acting)[2]High CommissionerList
 BoliviaLa PazEmbassyRichard PorterAmbassadorList
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoEmbassyJulian ReillyAmbassadorList
 BotswanaGaboroneHigh CommissionGiles EnticknapHigh CommissionerList
 BrazilBrasíliaEmbassyStephanie Al-QaqAmbassadorList
 BruneiBandar Seri BegawanHigh CommissionAlexandra McKenzieHigh CommissionerList
 BulgariaSofiaEmbassyNathaniel CopseyAmbassadorList
CambodiaPhnom PenhEmbassyDominic WilliamsAmbassadorList
CameroonYaoundéHigh CommissionMatt WoodsHigh CommissionerList
 CanadaOttawaHigh CommissionRob TinlineHigh CommissionerList
ChadN'DjamenaEmbassy Office[note b]Helena Owen[3]Ambassador
ChileSantiagoEmbassyLouise De SousaAmbassadorList
 ChinaBeijingEmbassyPeter WilsonAmbassadorList
 ColombiaBogotáEmbassyGeorge HodgsonAmbassadorList
Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasaEmbassyAlyson KingAmbassadorList
Costa RicaSan JoséEmbassyBen Lyster-BinnsAmbassadorList
Côte d'IvoireAbidjanEmbassyJohn MarshallAmbassadorList
 CroatiaZagrebEmbassyJaved PatelAmbassadorList
 CubaHavanaEmbassyJames HooleyAmbassadorList
 CyprusNicosiaHigh CommissionMichael TathamHigh CommissionerList
 Czech RepublicPragueEmbassyMatt FieldAmbassadorList
 DenmarkCopenhagenEmbassyJoëlle JennyAmbassadorList
DjiboutiDjibouti CityEmbassyVinay TalwarAmbassador
 Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoEmbassyCarol van der WaltAmbassadorList
 EcuadorQuitoEmbassyLibby GreenAmbassadorList
 EgyptCairoEmbassyMark Bryson-RichardsonAmbassadorList
 El SalvadorSan SalvadorEmbassyNick WhittinghamChargé d'AffairesList
 EritreaAsmaraEmbassyDavid McIlroyAmbassadorList
 EstoniaTallinnEmbassyRoss AllenAmbassadorList
 EswatiniMbabaneHigh CommissionColin Wells[4]High Commissioner
 EthiopiaAddis AbabaEmbassyDarren WelchAmbassadorList
 FijiSuvaHigh CommissionKanbar Hossein-BorHigh CommissionerList
 FinlandHelsinkiEmbassyLaura DaviesAmbassadorList
 FranceParisEmbassySir Thomas DrewAmbassadorList
GabonLibrevilleHigh CommissionSimon DayHigh CommissionerList
The GambiaBanjulHigh CommissionHarriet KingHigh CommissionerList
 GeorgiaTbilisiEmbassyGareth WardAmbassadorList
 GermanyBerlinEmbassyAndrew MitchellAmbassadorList
 GhanaAccraHigh CommissionChristian RoggHigh CommissionerList
 GreeceAthensEmbassyMatthew LodgeAmbassadorList
 GuatemalaGuatemala CityEmbassyJuliana CorreaAmbassadorList
 GuineaConakryEmbassyDaniel ShepherdAmbassadorList
 GuyanaGeorgetownHigh CommissionJane MillerHigh CommissionerList
 HaitiPort-au-PrinceEmbassyGuy JanesDeputy Head of MissionList
Holy SeeVatican CityEmbassyChristopher TrottAmbassadorList
 HungaryBudapestEmbassyJustin McKenzie SmithAmbassadorList
 IcelandReykjavíkEmbassyBryony MathewAmbassadorList
 IndiaNew DelhiHigh CommissionLindy CameronHigh CommissionerList
 IndonesiaJakartaEmbassyDominic JermeyAmbassadorList
 IranTehranEmbassyHugo ShorterAmbassadorList
 IraqBaghdadEmbassyIrfan SiddiqAmbassadorList
 IrelandDublinEmbassyKara OwenAmbassadorList
 IsraelTel AvivEmbassySimon WaltersAmbassadorList
 ItalyRomeEmbassyDavid BurtonAmbassadorList
 JamaicaKingstonHigh CommissionAlicia Herbert OBEHigh CommissionerList
 JapanTokyoEmbassyJulia LongbottomAmbassadorList
 JordanAmmanEmbassyPhilip HallAmbassadorList
 KazakhstanAlmatyEmbassySally AxworthyAmbassadorList
 KenyaNairobiHigh CommissionNeil Wigan High CommissionerList
KosovoPristinaEmbassyJonathan HargreavesAmbassadorList
 KuwaitKuwait CityEmbassyQudsi RasheedAmbassadorList
KyrgyzstanBishkekEmbassyNicholas BowlerAmbassadorList
 LaosVientianeEmbassyMel BarlowAmbassadorList
 LatviaRigaEmbassyKathy LeachAmbassadorList
LebanonBeirutEmbassyHamish CowellAmbassadorList
LesothoMaseruHigh CommissionMartine SobeyHigh CommissionerList
LiberiaMonroviaEmbassyAmbassadorList
LibyaTripoliEmbassyMartin LongdenAmbassadorList
LithuaniaVilniusEmbassyLiz BoylesAmbassadorList
 LuxembourgLuxembourgEmbassyJoanne OlivierAmbassadorList
 MadagascarAntananarivoEmbassyPatrick LynchAmbassadorList
MalawiLilongweHigh CommissionLeigh StubblefieldHigh CommissionerList
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurHigh CommissionAjay SharmaHigh CommissionerList
MaliBamakoEmbassyAngus McKeeAmbassadorList
MaltaVallettaHigh CommissionVictoria BusbyHigh CommissionerList
MauritaniaNouakchottEmbassyGuy HarrisonAmbassadorList
MauritiusPort LouisHigh CommissionPaul BrummellHigh CommissionerList
 MexicoMexico CityEmbassySusannah GoshkoAmbassadorList
 MoldovaChişinăuEmbassyFern HorineAmbassadorList
MongoliaUlaanbaatarEmbassyFiona BlythAmbassadorList
 MontenegroPodgoricaEmbassyDawn McKenAmbassadorList
MoroccoRabatEmbassySimon MartinAmbassadorList
 MozambiqueMaputoHigh CommissionHelen LewisHigh CommissionerList
MyanmarYangonEmbassyAndrew JacksonAmbassadorList
 NamibiaWindhoekHigh CommissionNeil BradleyHigh CommissionerList
 NepalKathmanduEmbassyRobert FennAmbassadorList
NetherlandsThe HagueEmbassyChris RamplingAmbassadorList
New ZealandWellingtonHigh CommissionIona ThomasHigh CommissionerList
NigerNiameyEmbassy[note c]Catherine InglehearnAmbassador
NigeriaAbujaHigh CommissionRichard MontgomeryHigh CommissionerList
North KoreaPyongyangEmbassySimon WoodAmbassadorList
North MacedoniaSkopjeEmbassyMatthew LawsonAmbassadorList
 NorwayOsloEmbassyJan ThompsonAmbassadorList
OmanMuscatEmbassyDr Liane SaundersAmbassadorList
PakistanIslamabadHigh CommissionJane MarriottHigh CommissionerList
PanamaPanama CityEmbassyGreg HoustonAmbassadorList
Papua New GuineaPort MoresbyHigh CommissionKeith ScottHigh CommissionerList
ParaguayAsunciónEmbassyDanielle DunneAmbassadorList
PeruLimaEmbassySu-Lin Garbett-ShielsAmbassadorList
PhilippinesManilaEmbassySarah HultonAmbassadorList
PolandWarsawEmbassyDame Melinda SimmonsAmbassadorList
PortugalLisbonEmbassyLisa BandariAmbassadorList
QatarDohaEmbassyNeerav PatelAmbassadorList
RomaniaBucharestEmbassyGiles PortmanAmbassadorList
RussiaMoscowEmbassyNigel CaseyAmbassadorList
RwandaKigaliHigh CommissionAlison ThorpeHigh CommissionerList
SamoaApiaHigh CommissionAndrew NethercottHigh CommissionerList
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhEmbassyStephen HitchenAmbassadorList
SenegalDakarEmbassyCarine RobartsAmbassadorList
SerbiaBelgradeEmbassyEdward FergusonAmbassadorList
SeychellesVictoriaHigh CommissionJeff GlekinHigh CommissionerList
Sierra LeoneFreetownHigh CommissionJosephine GauldHigh CommissionerList
SingaporeSingaporeHigh CommissionNikesh MehtaHigh CommissionerList
SlovakiaBratislavaEmbassyBilal ZahidAmbassadorList
SloveniaLjubljanaEmbassyVictoria HarrisonAmbassadorList
Solomon IslandsHoniaraHigh CommissionPaul TurnerHigh CommissionerList
SomaliaMogadishuEmbassyCharles KingAmbassadorList
 South AfricaPretoriaHigh CommissionAntony PhillipsonHigh CommissionerList
South KoreaSeoulEmbassyColin CrooksAmbassadorList
 South SudanJubaEmbassyDavid AshleyAmbassadorList
SpainMadridEmbassySir Alex EllisAmbassadorList
Sri LankaColomboHigh CommissionAndrew PatrickHigh CommissionerList
SwedenStockholmEmbassySamantha JobAmbassadorList
 SwitzerlandBernEmbassyJames SquireAmbassadorList
TaiwanTaipeiOfficeRuth Bradley-JonesRepresentativeList
TajikistanDushanbeEmbassyKatherine SmittonAmbassadorList
TanzaniaDar es SalaamHigh CommissionMarianne YoungHigh CommissionerList
ThailandBangkokEmbassyMark GoodingAmbassadorList
TongaNukuʻalofaHigh CommissionerPhilip MaloneHigh CommissionerList
Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainHigh CommissionJon DeanHigh CommissionerList
TunisiaTunisEmbassyRoderick DrummondAmbassadorList
TurkeyAnkaraEmbassyJill MorrisAmbassadorList
TurkmenistanAshgabatEmbassyStephen ConlonAmbassadorList
UgandaKampalaHigh CommissionLisa ChesneyHigh CommissionerList
UkraineKyivEmbassyNeil CromptonAmbassadorList
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiEmbassyEdward HobartAmbassadorList
United StatesWashington, D.C.EmbassyJames Roscoe, Chargé d'affaires ad interimAmbassadorList
UruguayMontevideoEmbassyMal GreenAmbassadorList
UzbekistanTashkentEmbassyTimothy SmartAmbassadorList
VanuatuPort VilaHigh CommissionNicolette BrentHigh CommissionerList
VenezuelaCaracasEmbassyColin Dick AmbassadorList
VietnamHanoiEmbassyIain FrewAmbassadorList
YemenSanaaEmbassyAbda SharifAmbassadorList
ZambiaLusakaHigh CommissionRebecca TerzeonHigh CommissionerList
ZimbabweHarareEmbassyPeter VowlesAmbassadorList
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[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[5]

[note b] In 2020 the UK government established a resident Ambassador in Niger based in the French Embassy compound in Niamey[6]

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.[7] 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.

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MissionResident CountryLocal LocationLocal MissionNon-Resident Head of missionLocal PositionList
 Afghanistan Qatar None N/A Robert Dickson Chargé d'Affaires ad Interim List
AndorraSpainNoneN/ASir Alex EllisAmbassador
Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosSt John'sHonorary ConsulSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
BeninGhanaNoneN/AChristian RoggAmbassador
Burkina FasoGhanaOuagadougouHonorary ConsulChristian RoggAmbassador
BurundiRwandaBujumburaLiaison OfficeOmar DaairAmbassador
Cape VerdeSenegalSão VicenteConsulCarine RobartsAmbassador
Central African RepublicDemocratic Republic of the CongoNoneN/AAlyson KingAmbassador
ComorosMadagascarMoroniN/APatrick LynchAmbassador
 Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoBrazzavilleHonorary ConsulAlyson KingAmbassador
DominicaBarbadosRoseauHonorary ConsulSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
East TimorIndonesiaJakartaHonorary ConsulDominic JermeyAmbassador
Equatorial GuineaCameroonMalaboHonorary ConsulMatt WoodsAmbassador
GrenadaBarbadosSt George'sHonorary ConsulSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
Guinea-BissauSenegalBissauHonorary ConsulCarine RobartsAmbassador
HaitiDominican RepublicPort-au-PrinceConsulGuy Jaynes Deputy Head of MissionList
HondurasGuatemalaTegucigalpaHonorary ConsulJuliana CorreaAmbassadorList
KiribatiFijiNoneN/AKanbar Hossein-BorHigh Commissioner
LiechtensteinSwitzerlandNoneN/AJames SquireAmbassador
MaldivesSri LankaMaléHonorary ConsulAndrew PatrickHigh Commissioner
Marshall IslandsFijiNoneN/AKanbar Hossein-BorAmbassador
Federated States of MicronesiaFijiNoneN/AKanbar Hossein-BorAmbassador
MonacoFranceMonacoHonorary ConsulateSir Thomas DrewAmbassador
NauruSolomon IslandsNoneN/APaul TurnerHigh Commissioner
NicaraguaCosta RicaManaguaEmbassyBen Lyster-BinnsAmbassadorList
PalauPhilippinesNoneN/ALaure BeaufilsAmbassador
Saint Kitts and NevisBarbadosBasseterreHonorary ConsulSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
Saint LuciaBarbadosCastriesHigh CommissionSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBarbadosKingstownHonorary ConsulSimon MustardHigh Commissioner
San MarinoItalyRomeConsulate-GeneralDavid BurtonAmbassador
São Tomé and PríncipeAngolaSão ToméConsulateBharat JoshiAmbassador
Sudan Ethiopia None N/A Giles Lever Ambassador
SurinameGuyanaParamariboConsulateJane MillerAmbassador
TogoCôte d’IvoireNoneN/AJohn MarshallAmbassador
TuvaluFijiNoneN/AKanbar Hossein-BorHigh Commissioner
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Heads of mission to non-sovereign territories

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MissionLocationTypeHead of missionPositionListNotes
Hong KongHong KongConsulate-GeneralBrian DavidsonConsul-GeneralListFunctions held by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (before 1968 Colonial Office), British Council and British Trade Commission prior to 1997
JerusalemEast JerusalemConsulate-GeneralHelen WintertonConsul-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
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Heads of mission to international organisations

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MissionLocationHead of missionPositionList
African UnionAddis AbabaDarren WelchAmbassador to Ethiopia also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Association of Southeast Asian NationsJakartaHelen FazeyAmbassadorList
Conference on DisarmamentGenevaDavid RileyPermanent RepresentativeList
Council of EuropeStrasbourgSandy MossPermanent RepresentativeList
European Union Brussels Lindsay Croisdale-Appleby Ambassador List
North Atlantic Treaty OrganizationBrusselsAngus LapsleyPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentParisAndrew WoodPermanent RepresentativeList
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsThe HagueChris RamplingAmbassador to the Netherlands also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeViennaNeil HollandHead of DelegationList
United Nations in GenevaGenevaKumar Iyer[8]Permanent RepresentativeList
World Trade Organization
International Organization for Migration
International Committee of the Red Cross
International Labour Organization
United Nations in New YorkNew York CityJames KariukiPermanent RepresentativeList
United Nations agencies in Rome Rome Evelyn Ashton-Griffiths Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations agencies in Rome
United Nations in ViennaViennaLindsay SkollAmbassador to Austria also accredited as Permanent RepresentativeList
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