List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Jordan
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Jordan is the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's (UK) foremost diplomatic representative
in Jordan
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in the country.
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...
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's (UK) 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 Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, 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 the country.
Ambassadors to Jordan
- 1952–1954: Geoffrey Furlonge
- 1954-1956: Sir Charles Duke
- 1956-1959: Charles Hepburn JohnstonCharles Hepburn JohnstonSir Charles Hepburn-Johnston GCMG, KStJ was a senior British diplomat.-Biography:He was born in London, the son of Ernest Johnston and Emma Hepburn, on 11 March 1912. He was educated at Winchester College, and Balliol College, Oxford, joining the Diplomatic Service in 1936...
- 1960-1962: John Henniker-MajorJohn Henniker-Major, 8th Baron HennikerJohn Patrick Edward Chandos Henniker-Major, 8th Baron Henniker KCMG CVO MC , known as Sir John Henniker-Major from 1965 to 1980, was a British peer, civil servant and diplomat....
- 1962-1966: Sir Roderick Parkes
- 1966-1970: Sir Philip Adams
- 1970-1972: John Phillips
- 1972-1975: Glencairn Balfour PaulGlencairn Balfour PaulGlencairn Balfour Paul CMG was the British Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia before becoming an academic at Exeter University....
- 1975-1979: John MoberlyJohn MoberlyJohn Cornelius Moberly was an English cricketer. Moberly was a right-handed batsman.Moberly was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two non first-class matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Eton College.Moberly made his only first-class...
- 1979-1984: 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...
- 1984-1988: Sir John ColesJohn Coles (diplomat)Sir Arthur "John" Coles, GCMG is a retired British diplomat. He served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1994-1997.- Offices held :-References:...
- 1988-1991 Anthony Reeve
- 1991-1993: Patrick Eyers
- 1993-1997: Peter Hinchcliffe
- 1997-2000: Christopher Battiscombe
- 2000-2002: Edward ChaplinEdward Chaplin (MP)Colonel Edward Chaplin was a British Conservative politician.-Background:Chaplin was the son of Reverend Henry Chaplin and Caroline Horatia, daughter of William Ellice...
- 2002-2006: Christopher PrenticeChristopher PrenticeChristopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.Prentice has been a British diplomat since 1977...
- 2006–present: James Wilfrid Watt