List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom
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The following is the list of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St. James's
. The ambassadors to the United Kingdom
and High Commissioner
s of Commonwealth Realm
s are listed in order of arrival .
Court of St. James's
The Court of St James's is the royal court of the United Kingdom. It previously had the same function in the Kingdom of England and in the Kingdom of Great Britain .-Overview:...
. The ambassadors to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
s of Commonwealth Realm
Commonwealth Realm
A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state within the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. The sixteen current realms have a combined land area of 18.8 million km² , and a population of 134 million, of which all, except about two million, live in the six...
s are listed in order of arrival .
- The Ambassador of
Kuwait – Khaled Al Duwaisan (The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps)
- The Ambassador of the
United Arab Emirates – Easa Al Gurg Al GurgAl GurgEasa Saleh Al Gurg CBE, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the court of St. James and the Republic of Ireland, founded the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group in 1960 after gaining experience in banking and finance. The first business was the Grundig sole distributorship followed by the British... - The High Commissioner of
Guyana – Laleshwar SinghLaleshwar SinghLaleshwar Kumar Narayan Singh is the current High Commissioner from the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the United Kingdom, as well as the non-resident ambassador in five other countries....
(The Senior High Commissioner) - The High Commissioner of
Cameroon – Samuel Mbei - The Ambassador of
Oman – Hussain Ali Abdullatif - The High Commissioner of the
Solomon Islands – Robert Sisilo - The High Commissioner of – Eldridge Stephens
- The High Commissioner of
Botswana – Roy BlackbeardRoy BlackbeardRoy Warren Blackbeard is the current High Commissioner from the Republic of Botswana to the United Kingdom.After working for De Beers and Price Waterhouse, as well as operating his own company, he became a Member of the National Assembly of Botswana in 1989, representing Serowe North for the... - The Ambassador of
Lebanon – Jihad Mortada - The Ambassador of the
Republic of the Congo – Henri Marie Joseph Lopes - The High Commissioner of
The Bahamas – Basil O'Brien - The Ambassador of
Morocco – Her Highness Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui - The Ambassador of
Sudan – Hassan Abdin - The High Commissioner of
Sierra Leone – Sulaiman Tejan-JallohSulaiman Tejan-JallohSulaiman Tejan-Jalloh is a Sierra Leonean politician and ambassador. Tejan-Jalloh is also the former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He previously served as minister of Transport and Communications from 1996-1997 under current president Ahmed Tejan Kabbah's government in-exile during the... - The High Commissioner of
The Gambia – Gibril Seman Joof - The Ambassador of
Libya – Mohamed Abu Al Qasim Azwai - The High Commissioner of – James Ernest Williams
- The Ambassador of
Venezuela – Samuel Moncada - The High Commissioner of – Cenio Lewis
- The Ambassador of
Denmark – Tom Jensen - The Ambassador of the
Republic of Ireland – Bobby McDonagh - The Ambassador of
Azerbaijan – Rafael Ibrahimov - The High Commissioner of
Ghana – Isaac Osei - The Ambassador of
Mongolia – Dalrain Davaasambuu - The High Commissioner of
South Africa – Lindiwe Mabuza - The Ambassador of
Côte d'Ivoire – Youssoufou Bamba - The Ambassador of
Burkina Faso – Kadre Desire OuedraogoKadré Désiré OuedraogoKadré Désiré Ouedraogo served as Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 6 February 1996 to 7 November 2000. Since 2001, Ouedraogo has been ambassador to the United Kingdom.... - The High Commissioner of
Brunei – Pengiran Haji Yunus - The High Commissioner of
Singapore – Michael Eng Cheng Teo - The Ambassador of
Kingdom of Romania – Dan Ghibernea - The Ambassador of
San Marino – Contessa Marina Meneghetti de Camillo - The High Commissioner of
Belize – Kamela Palma - The Ambassador of
Ethiopia – Fisseha Adugna - The High Commissioner of
Nigeria – Christopher KoladeChristopher KoladeHis Excellency Dr Christopher Kolade, CON completed his secondary school education at Government College, Ibadan after which he studied at Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone.... - The High Commissioner of
Tanzania – Hassan Omar Gumbo Kibelloh - The High Commissioner of
Mozambique – Antonio Gumende - The High Commissioner of
Papua New Guinea – Jean Lucilla Kekedo - The Ambassador of
Belgium – Baron Thierry de GrubenThierry de GrubenBaron Thierry de Gruben is the current Ambassador from the Kingdom of Belgium to the United Kingdom.He joined the Belgian diplomatic service in 1969 after studying law at the University of Leuven, being assigned to the NATO headquarters in Brussels, and then to the press department of the Ministry... - The Ambassador of
Kazakhstan – Kairat Abusseitov - The Ambassador of
Germany – Georg Boomgaarden - The Ambassador of
Lithuania – Oskaras Jusys - The Ambassador of the
People's Republic of China – Zha Peixin - The High Commissioner of
Canada – Mel Cappe - The Ambassador of
Hungary – Bela Szombati - The Ambassador of
Early Modern France – Maurice Gourdault-MontagneMaurice Gourdault-MontagneMaurice Gourdault-Montagne is a career diplomat and the current French Ambassador to Germany.-Career:Mr Gourdault-Montagne joined the French Foreign Ministry in 1978... - The Ambassador of
Chile – Mariano Fernández - The Ambassador of
Belarus – Alyaksei Mazhukhova - The Ambassador of
Luxembourg – Jean-Louis Wolzfeld - The Ambassador of
Independent State of Croatia – Josip Paro - The Ambassador of
Colombia – Alfonso Lopez-Caballero - The Ambassador of
Albania – Kastriot Robo - The High Commissioner of
Fiji – Emitai Lausiki Boladuadua - The Ambassador of
Iceland – Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson - The Ambassador of
Thailand – Vikrom Koompirochana - The Ambassador of
Gabon – Alain Mensah-Zoguelet - The Ambassador of
Turkey – Mehmet Yiğit Alpogan - The Ambassador of the
Netherlands – Pim Waldeck - The Ambassador of
Brazil – José Maurício Bustani - The Ambassador of
Armenia – Vahe Gabrielyan - The Ambassador of
Eritrea – Negassi Sengal Ghebrezghi - The Ambassador of
Afghanistan – Ahmad Wali Masoud - The High Commissioner of
Zambia – Anderson Chibwa - The Ambassador of
Laos – Soutsakhone Pathammavong - The Ambassador of
Nepal – Suresh Chandra Chalise - The Ambassador of
Turkmenistan – Yazmurad Seryaev - The Ambassador of the
Philippines – Edgardo Espiritu - The Ambassador of the
Republic of Macedonia – Marija Efremova - The Ambassador of
Togo – Tchao Sotou Bere - The High Commissioner of
Malaysia – Dato’ Abdul Aziz Mohammed - The High Commissioner of
Pakistan – Maleeha Lodhi - The Ambassador of the
North Korea – Ri Yong Ho - The Ambassador of
Uzbekistan – Tukhtapulat Tursunovich Riskiev - The Ambassador of
Vietnam – Trinh Duc Du - The Ambassador of
Mali – Ibrahim Bocar Ba - The High Commissioner of
Barbados – Hugh Anthony Arthur - The Ambassador of
Argentina – Federico Mirré - The Ambassador of
Niger – Adamou Seydou - The Ambassador of
Portugal – Fernando Andresen Guimarães - The High Commissioner of
Kenya – Joseph Kirugumi Muchemi - The High Commissioner of
Trinidad and Tobago – Glenda Morean-Phillip - The Ambassador of
Greece – Anastase Scopelitis - The Ambassador of
Benin – Edgar-Yves Monnou - The Ambassador of
Mexico – Juan Bremer de Martino - The Ambassador of
Italy – Giancarlo Aragona - The Ambassador of
Georgia (country) – Giorgi Badridze - The Ambassador of
Senegal – General Mamadou Niang - The Ambassador of
Bolivia – Gonzalo Montenegro - The Ambassador of
Israel – Ron Prosor - The Ambassador of
Spain – Carlos Miranda, Count of Casa Miranda - The High Commissioner of
Seychelles – Callixte d'Offay - The High Commissioner of
India – Nalin Suire - The Ambassador of
Egypt – Hatem Seif El Nasr - The Ambassador of
Uruguay – Ricardo Varela - The Ambassador of
Iraq – Salah Al Shaikhly - The Ambassador of
Poland – Zbigniew Matuszewski - The High Commissioner of
Antigua and Barbuda – Carl Roberts - The Ambassador of
Cambodia – Hor Nambora - The Ambassador of
Japan – Shin Ebihara - The High Commissioner of
Cyprus – Petros Eftychiou - The Ambassador of
Switzerland – Alexis Lautenberg - The Ambassador of
Slovenia – Iztok Jarc - The Ambassador of
Sweden – Staffan Carlsson - The High Commissioner of the
Maldives – Hassan Sobir - The Ambassador of
Syria – Sami KhiyamiSami KhiyamiSami Khiyami is a Syrian diplomat, currently Syrian ambassador to London.-Background:Khiyami studied at university in Beirut, Lebanon, and Lyon, France. An electronics expert by training, he has held a number of professional roles, including senior advisor to the Syrian banking industry and a... - The Ambassador of
Serbia – Dr. Dejan Popovic - The Ambassador of
Peru – Luis Solari Tudela - The Ambassador of
Finland – Jaakko Laajava - The Ambassador of
Latvia – Indulis Bērzinš - The Ambassador of
Moldova – Mariana Durlešteanu - The High Commissioner of
Sri Lanka – Kshenuka Senewiratne - The Ambassador of
Tunisia – Mohamed Ghariani - The Apostolic Nuncio to
United Kingdom – Archbishop Faustino Sainz MuñozFaustino Sainz MuñozFaustino Sainz Muñoz is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Nuncio to Great Britain from 2004 until December 2010, having been appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2004.-Biography:... - The Apostolic NuncioApostolic Nuncio to IrelandThe Holy See, as the central government of the Catholic Church , has full diplomatic ties with Ireland as well as many other countries worldwide. The current Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland is Archbishop-elect Monsignor Charles John Brown...
to Republic of Ireland (including Northern Ireland) – Giuseppe LazzarottoGiuseppe LazzarottoGiuseppe Lazzarotto JCD was born in Carpanè, Italy on 24 May 1942. He studied for the priesthood in the Diocese of Padua, being ordained a priest on 1 April 1967. He undertook post-graduate studies in diplomacy at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome, while at the same time completing his... - The High Commissioner of
Australia – Richard Kenneth Robert Alston - The High Commissioner of
Namibia – Ringo Abed - The Ambassador of the
Dominican Republic – Anibal de Castro - The Ambassador of
Suriname – Edgar Stephanus Raghoenath Amanh - The Ambassador of the
South Korea – Yoon-Je Cho - The High Commissioner of
Malta – Michael Refalo - The Ambassador of
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mrs. Jadranka Negodic - The Ambassador of
Djibouti – Rachad Farah - The Ambassador of
Panama – Liliana Fernándes - The High Commissioner of
New Zealand – Jonathan Hunt - The Ambassador of
Guinea – Lansana Keïta - The High Commissioner of
Jamaica – Gail Mathurin - The Ambassador of
Equatorial Guinea – Agustin Nze Nfumu - The Ambassador of
Myanmar – U Nay Win - The Ambassador of
Russia – Yury Viktorovich Fedotov - The High Commissioner of
Swaziland – Mary Madzandza Kanya - The Ambassador of
Kingdom of Bulgaria – Lachezar Nikolov Matev - The Ambassador of
Nicaragua – Piero Paolo Coen Ubilla - The Ambassador of
Norway – Bjarne LindstrømBjarne LindstrømBjarne Lindstrøm is a Norwegian diplomat.He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1962. He was the consul-general in Cape Town, South Africa from 1986 to 1990, deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1996, permanent under-secretary... - The Ambassador of
Mauritania – Ould Moctar Neche Mélaïnine - The Ambassador of the
United States – Louis SusmanLouis SusmanLouis B. Susman is an American lawyer, retired investment banker, and the current United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Nominated by President Barack Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate on July 10, 2009, and sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.Susman is a longtime and... - The Ambassador of
Qatar – Khalid bin Rashid bin Salim Al-Hamoudi Al-Mansouri - The Ambassador of the
Czech Republic – Jan Winkler - The High Commissioner of
Lesotho – HRH Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso - The Ambassador of
Cuba – René Juan Mujica Cantelar - The Ambassador of
Algeria – Mohamed Salah Dembri - The High Commissioner of
Bangladesh – Sabihuddin Ahmed - The Ambassador of
Austria – Gabriele Matzner-Holzer - The Ambassador of
Zimbabwe – Gabriel Mharadze Machinga - The High Commissioner of
Grenada – Joseph Stephen Charter - The High Commissioner of
Rwanda – Claver Gatete - The Ambassador of
Angola – Ana Maria Teles CarreiraAna Maria Teles CarreiraAna Maria Teles Carreira is the ambassador of Angola to the United Kingdom. She has a Law degree, an MA in Diplomatic Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of London at the University of Westminster, and is a career diplomat in the Angolan Foreign Service... - The Ambassador of
El Salvador – Dr Roberto Avila-Avilez - The Ambassador of the – Eugénie Tshiela Compton
- The Ambassador of
Yemen – Mohamed Taha Mustafa - The Ambassador of
Saudi Arabia – HRH Prince Mohammed Bin Nawaf Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - The High Commissioner of
Mauritius – Abhimanu Mahendra Kundasamy - The Ambassador of
Indonesia – Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa - The Ambassador of
Ukraine – Ihor Kharchenko - The High Commissioner of
Tonga – Sione Ngongo KioaSione Ngongo KioaSione Ngongo Kioa is a Tongan diplomat and is currently the High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Tonga to the United Kingdom... - The High Commissioner of
Malawi – Francis Moto. Note: The duties were being carried out by the acting High commissioner, Flossie Gomile-Chidyaonga. However she was expelled in April, 2011. - The Ambassador of
Liberia – Wesley Momo JohnsonWesley Momo JohnsonWesley Momo Johnson is a Liberian politician. He served as Vice-Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia from 14 October 2003 to 16 January 2006.He is currently the Liberian Ambassador to the United Kingdom....