List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Luxembourg
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Luxembourg is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Luxembourg. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Although diplomatic relations were established in the 19th century, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Belgium was concurrently accredited
to Luxembourg as a non-resident Envoy until 1940, when Belgium
was over-run by Nazi Germany
. Upon liberation of Luxembourg, in 1944, the United Kingdom appointed its first resident head of a diplomatic mission to Luxembourg. Upon the end of the war, the head of the mission to Luxembourg reverted back to Brussels
, with the resident structure being predominantly replaced by the military mission, but a resident head of mission was soon restored, in 1949.
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 the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Although diplomatic relations were established in the 19th century, the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Belgium was concurrently accredited
Dual accreditation
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to Luxembourg as a non-resident Envoy until 1940, when Belgium
Belgium
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was over-run by Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
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. Upon liberation of Luxembourg, in 1944, the United Kingdom appointed its first resident head of a diplomatic mission to Luxembourg. Upon the end of the war, the head of the mission to Luxembourg reverted back to Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, with the resident structure being predominantly replaced by the military mission, but a resident head of mission was soon restored, in 1949.
Chargé d'affaires per interim in Luxembourg
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British Monarch | Luxembourish Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Watson | 1944 | 1945 | King George VI | Grand Duchess Charlotte Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg was the reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 to 1964.-Early life and life as Grand Duchess:... |
| Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen Sir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen KCMG was a British diplomat, civil servant and author.-Background and education:... |
1944 | 1947 | ||
| Geoffrey Alchin | 1949 | 1955 | ||
| Malcolm Henderson | 1955 | 1957 | Queen Elizabeth II | |
| Harold Freese-Pennefather | 1957 | 1961 | ||
| Geoffrey Aldington | 1961 | 1966 | ||
| Dugald Malcolm Dugald Malcolm Captain Dugald Malcolm, CMG CVO TD , was a British diplomat, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See 1975-1977.Malcolm was born in 1917, and educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford... |
1966 | 1970 | Grand Duke Jean Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma... |
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| John Roper | 1970 | 1975 | ||
| Sir Antony Acland | 1975 | 1977 | ||
| Lord Wright of Richmond Patrick Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond Patrick Richard Henry Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond GCMG is a retired British diplomat and former Head of HM Diplomatic Service.-Background:Patrick Wright, the son of Herbert and Rachel Wright, was educated at Marlborough College... |
1977 | 1979 | ||
| Jeremy Thomas | 1979 | 1982 | ||
| Humphrey Maud | 1982 | 1985 | ||
| Oliver Miles Oliver Miles Richard Oliver Miles is a retired British Ambassador. He is chairman of the international business development company MEC International.-Background:... |
1985 | 1988 | ||
| Juliet Campbell | 1988 | 1991 | ||
| Michael Pakenham | 1991 | 1994 | ||
| Nick Elam | 1994 | 1998 | ||
| William Ehrman William Ehrman Sir William Ehrman, KCMG is a British civil servant and former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.Ehrman was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge with a first class degree in Mandarin Chinese.... |
1998 | 2000 | ||
| Gordon Wetherell Gordon Wetherell Gordon Geoffrey Wetherell, CMG is a British diplomat who was the former Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was appointed on 5 August 2008, replacing Richard Tauwhare in the position... |
2000 | 2004 | Grand Duke Henri Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden... |
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| James Clark James Clark (British diplomat) James Clark is a British diplomat. He is currently Consul General at Chicago, and was previously British Ambassador to Luxembourg... |
2004 | 2007 | ||
| Peter Bateman | 2007 | |||