List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Algeria
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Algeria is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Algeria
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Algiers
.
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...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
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Ambassadors
- 1962–1964: Trefor Ellis Evans
- 1964–1965: Thomas Eardley Bromley
- 1968–1971 Charles Martin Le Quesne
- 1971–1973: Ronald Burroughs
- 1974–1977: John Armstrong Robinson
- 1977–1981: Richard Faber
- 1981–1984: Benjamin Strachan
- 1984–1987: Sir Alan Munro
- 1990–1994: Christopher Battiscombe
- 1995–1996: Peter James Marshall
- 1996–1999: Francois Gordon
- 1999–2001: William Sinton
- 2001–2002: Richard Edis
- 2002–2004: Graham Hand
- 2004–2005: Brian Edward Stewart
- 2005–2007: Andrew Tesoriere
- 2007–2010:Andrew HendersonAndrew Henderson (diplomat)Andrew David Forbes Henderson is the current British Ambassador to Algeria; a post he has held since 2006.Henderson joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1971 and worked in the West African Department...
- 2010–present: Martyn Roper