List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Egypt
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Egypt is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative
in Egypt
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Egypt. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Break in relations due to Suez Crisis
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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 Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, 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 Egypt. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Consuls-General
- 1786–1796 George BaldwinGeorge Baldwin (diplomat)George Baldwin was a British merchant, writer and diplomat of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries whose career was principally based in Egypt, where he established valuable trade links for the East India Company and negotiated directly with the Ottoman governors...
- 1833: Major General Patrick CampbellPatrick Campbell (British Army officer)Major-General Patrick Campbell was a Scottish army officer and diplomat born in Duntroon.Patrick Campbell was born into a military family. His father was Neil Campbell , and his two older brothers were James Campbell and Neil Campbell , all of whom served in the military...
- 1876-1879: Hon. Hussey VivianHussey Vivian, 3rd Baron VivianHussey Crespigny Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian, GCMG, CB, DL, FRGS was a British diplomat.Born at Connaught Place, London, Vivian was the eldest son of Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian and was educated at Eton College...
- 1883-1907: Sir Evelyn BaringEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of CromerEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS , was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator....
, then Consuls-General & Britain's Chief Representative
Britain's Chief Representative
- 1907-1911: Sir Eldon GorstEldon GorstSir Eldon F. Gorst, KCB , more commonly known as Sir Eldon Gorst, was Consul-General in Egypt from 1907-1911.He was the son of Sir John Eldon F. Gorst, Solicitor General for England and Wales and Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education. Born in New Zealand but reared in London,...
- 1911-1914: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount KitchenerHerbert Kitchener, 1st Earl KitchenerField Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC , was an Irish-born British Field Marshal and proconsul who won fame for his imperial campaigns and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War, although he died halfway...
High Commissioners, 1914-1936
- 1914-1915: Sir Milne CheethamMilne CheethamSir Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham, KCMG was a British diplomat.Born in Preston, he was educated at Rossall School, from which he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford. He studied classics at Oxford, after which he entered the diplomatic service...
- 1915-1917: Sir Arthur McMahonHenry McMahon (diplomat)Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, GCMG, GCVO, KCIE, CSI was a British diplomat and Indian Army officer who served as the High Commissioner in Egypt from 1915 to 1917. He was also an administrator in British India, and served twice as Chief Commissioner of Balochistan...
- 1917-1919: Sir Reginald WingateFrancis Reginald WingateGeneral Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, 1st Baronet GCB GCVO GBE KCMG DSO TD , usually known as Reginald Wingate, was a British general and administrator in Egypt and the Sudan.-Early life:...
- 1919-1925: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyEdmund Allenby, 1st Viscount AllenbyField Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby GCB, GCMG, GCVO was a British soldier and administrator most famous for his role during the First World War, in which he led the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the conquest of Palestine and Syria in 1917 and 1918.Allenby, nicknamed...
- 1925-1929: George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd
- 1929-1933: Sir Percy Loraine
- 1934-1936: Sir Miles LampsonMiles Lampson, 1st Baron KillearnMiles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, GCMG, CB, MVO, PC was a British diplomat.-Background and education:...
Ambassadors
- 1936-1946: Sir Miles LampsonMiles Lampson, 1st Baron KillearnMiles Wedderburn Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, GCMG, CB, MVO, PC was a British diplomat.-Background and education:...
- 1946-1950: Sir Ronald CampbellRonald Ian CampbellSir Ronald Ian Campbell CB, GCMG, PC was a British diplomat.Campbell was the second son of Sir Guy Campbell, 3rd Baronet , by Nina, daughter of Frederick Lehmann. He was educated at Eton and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1912 with a Bachelor of Arts...
- 1950-1955: Sir Ralph StevensonRalph StevensonSir Ralph Clarmont Skrine Stevenson, GCMG, MLC, CP was a British diplomat.In 1943, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a post he held until 1946. Stevenson was Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt from 1950 to...
- 1955-1956: Sir Humphrey TrevelyanHumphrey TrevelyanHumphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, KG, GCMG, CIE, OBE was a British diplomat and author.Trevelyan was a son of Reverend George Trevelyan, grandson of the Venerable George Trevelyan, Archdeacon of Taunton, third son of Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet. He was educated at Lancing and Jesus College,...
Break in relations due to Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel,...
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- 1959-1961 Sir Colin CroweColin CroweSir Colin Tradescant Crowe, KCMG was a British diplomat. He served as the United Kingdom's chargé d'affaires to the United Arab Republic , High Commissioner to Canada and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York .Colin Crowe was born September 7 , 1913 in Yokohama, Japan, he was...
, Chargé d'affairesChargé d'affairesIn diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...
- 1961-1964: Sir Harold BeeleyHarold BeeleySir Harold Beeley KCMG, CBE was a British diplomat, historian, and Arabist. He began his career as a historian and lecturer, but then entered the diplomatic field after World War II, and served in a variety of posts and ambassadorships related to the Middle East...
- 1964-1967: Sir George MiddletonGeorge Humphrey MiddletonSir George Humphrey Middleton was a British diplomat. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Lebanon , Argentina and Egypt . He was also Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency and Chargé d'affaires in Iran during the Abadan Crisis.-References:GeneralSpecific...
- 1967-1969: Sir Harold BeeleyHarold BeeleySir Harold Beeley KCMG, CBE was a British diplomat, historian, and Arabist. He began his career as a historian and lecturer, but then entered the diplomatic field after World War II, and served in a variety of posts and ambassadorships related to the Middle East...
- 1969-1972: Sir Richard BeaumontRichard Ashton BeaumontSir Richard Ashton Beaumont, KCMG, OBE was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world....
- 1972-1975: Sir Philip AdamsPhilip Adams (diplomat)Sir Philip George Doyne Adams KCMG was a British career diplomat.He was born in Wellington, New Zealand and was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, before going on to read PPE at Christ Church, Oxford...
- 1975-1979: Sir Willie MorrisWillie Morris (diplomat)Sir Willie Morris KCMG was a British diplomat from Yorkshire. He joined the Foreign Office in 1947 and retired in 1979. He spent most of his career in the Middle East, and served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Saudi Arabia , Ethiopia and Egypt...
- 1979-1985: Sir Michael WeirMichael Scott WeirSir Michael Scott Weir, KCMG was a British diplomat. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, he went on a state scholarship to study oriental languages at the School of Oriental and African Studies in 1942. A year later he joined the Royal Air Force, which sent him to London University to learn Persian...
- 1985-1987: Sir Alan UrwickAlan UrwickSir Alan Bedford Urwick, KCVO, CMG is a retired British diplomat.He was educated at Dragon School and Rugby School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Jordan , Egypt , as well as High Commissioner to Canada . In 1989 he left the diplomatic service, which he had joined in 1952...
- 1987-1992: Sir James AdamsJames Adams (diplomat)Sir James Adams, KCMG is a British diplomat.Born in Wolverhampton, England, he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Shrewsbury School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia and Egypt .-References:GeneralSpecific...
- 1992-1995: Christopher LongChristopher William LongChristopher William Long, CMG is a former British diplomat. Following his retirement in 1998, Christopher Long served as director of the Oxford University Foreign Service Programme from 1999 to 2003.-Diplomatic career:...
- 1995-1999: Sir David BlatherwickDavid Blatherwick (diplomat)Sir David Elliott Spiby Blatherwick, KCMG, OBE is a retired British diplomat.Educated at Lincoln School and Wadham College, Oxford, he joined the Foreign Office in 1964. His diplomatic postings were in Kuwait, New York City, the Republic of Ireland and Egypt. He served as ambassador to Ireland...
- 1999-2001: Sir Graham BoyceGraham BoyceSir Graham Hugh Boyce KCMG is a retired British diplomat. He is the son of Commander Hugh Boyce and brother to Philip Boyce, who was president of the Royal College of Psychiatry in Australia, and Lord Michael Boyce, former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy and Chief of the Defence Staff.Sir Graham...
- 2001-2003: Sir John SawersJohn SawersSir Robert John Sawers, KCMG is a British diplomat and senior civil servant. He is the current Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service...
- 2003-2007: Sir Derek PlumblyDerek PlumblySir Derek Plumbly KCMG is a British diplomat who has served throughout the Arab world.-Early life:Plumbly was born in New Forest and studied politics and economics at Magdalen College, Oxford...
- 2007- : Hon. Dominic AsquithDominic AsquithThe Honourable Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG is a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Iraq between 2006 and 2007 and has been British Ambassador to Egypt since 2007.-Background and education:...
See also
- Egypt – United Kingdom relationsEgypt – United Kingdom relationsEgypt – United Kingdom relations refers to the bilateral relationship between the Egypt and the United Kingdom. Relations are strong and longstanding. They involve politics, defence, trade and education....
- List of Ambassadors from Egypt to the United Kingdom