List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Poland
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Poland is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Poland
, in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
In 1795, the remaining Polish territory was partitioned
between Prussia
, Austria
, and Russia
, so that there was not state of Poland until after World War I
.
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 Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, 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...
. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
Agents
- 1604-1610: Dr William Bruce
- 1609: James Sandilands, 2nd Baron Torphichen Special Ambassador
- 1610-1621: Patrick Gordon
- 1626-1641: Francis Gordon
- Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland
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- 1629-1630: Sir Thomas RoeThomas RoeSir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Roe was an accomplished scholar and a patron of learning.-Life:...
Special Ambassador - 1634-1636: Sir George Douglas
- 1629-1630: Sir Thomas Roe
- 1669-1670: Sir Peter WychePeter Wyche (diplomat)Sir Peter Wyche was an English diplomat and translator.He was one of the sons of Sir Peter Wyche and brother of Sir Cyril Wyche. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford , Queens College, Cambridge and Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1649. He was knighted in 1660...
- 1676-1678: Hon. Laurence HydeLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of RochesterLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester KG PC was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688.-Early life:...
Envoys Extraordinary to the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony
From 1698 to 1763, successive Electors of Saxony were usually Kings of Poland. There was a single diplomatic mission to the king in both capacities.-
- 1698: George StepneyGeorge StepneyGeorge Stepney was an English poet and diplomat.Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster...
Special Mission
- 1698: George Stepney
- 1700 on: Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet Resident
- 1702-1707: Dr John Robinson, Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden was resident in Danzig
- 1709-1710: John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of StairJohn Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of StairField Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair KT PC was a Scottish soldier and diplomat.-Military career:Despite being born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dalrymple spent his early life mostly in the Netherlands and he studied at Leiden University...
- 1710-1714: George MackenzieGeorge MackenzieGeorge Mackenzie may refer to:*George Mackenzie , Scottish lawyer*George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie , Scottish Secretary of State*George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie George Mackenzie may refer to:*George Mackenzie (lawyer) (1636–1691), Scottish lawyer*George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of...
(or Mackenzie-Quin) Chargé d'Affaires
- 1710-1714: George Mackenzie
- 1711: Charles WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth of GalwayCharles Whitworth, 1st Baron Whitworth was a British diplomat.-Early life and education:Whitworth was possibly born at Blore Pike, near Eccleshall, Staffordshire. He entered Westminster School as a Queen's Scholar in 1690, and then entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1694...
- 1711 and 1712: The Earl of PeterboroughCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of PeterboroughCharles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth, KG, PC was an English nobleman and military leader. He was the son of John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt, and his wife Elizabeth, the daughter and sole heiress of Thomas Carey, the second son of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth...
- 1711 and 1712: The Earl of Peterborough
- 1711-1715: James ScottJames ScottJames Scott may refer to:*James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth , noble recognized by some as James II of England*James Scott , British MP 1710–1711*James Scott , British naval officer...
- 1715-1718: Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Vernon, 3rd BaronetSir Richard Vernon, 3rd Baronet was a British diplomat and politician.He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1683, when aged only five. He became a Member of the Irish Parliament for Monaghan Borough in 1703 and sat for it until 1713.-Envoy to Poland:Vernon was subsequently dispatched as British envoy...
- 1718-1719: Lieut-Gen. Francis PalmesFrancis PalmesLieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP was a noted favorite general of the Duke of Marlborough.- Early life :Palmes was the second son of Francis Palmes of Carcraig and Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Thomas Taylor of Ballyport, County Limerick...
- 1719: Hugh Boscawen M.P.Hugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount FalmouthHugh Boscawen, 1st Viscount Falmouth was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for Cornish constituencies from 1702 until 1720 when he was raised to the peerage.-Life:...
Special Mission, but did not go
- 1719: Hugh Boscawen M.P.
- 1719-1722: James ScottJames ScottJames Scott may refer to:*James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth , noble recognized by some as James II of England*James Scott , British MP 1710–1711*James Scott , British naval officer...
(initially as Minister- 1721-1725: Capt. James Jefferyes Resident at Danzig
- 1724-1725: John Ernest von Wallenrodt Special Mission to Danzig
- 1725-1727: Edward FinchEdward FinchEdward Finch-Hatton was a diplomat and politician.He was born Hon. Edward Finch, 5th son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and of Hon. Anne Hatton daughter and in her issue sole heiress of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton. He was educated at a school at Isleworth and at Trinity...
Minister Plentipotentiary - 1728-1731: George WoodwardGeorge Woodward (diplomat)George Woodward was a British diplomat in Poland during the early 18th century.-External links:*...
Resident- 1730-1731: Sir Luke Schaub Special business
- 1732-1735: George WoodwardGeorge Woodward (diplomat)George Woodward was a British diplomat in Poland during the early 18th century.-External links:*...
- 1735-1738: Denton Boate (Secretary) in charge
- 1736-1737: Thomas RobinsonThomas Robinson, 1st Baron GranthamThomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, KB, PC was a British diplomatist and politician. He was a younger son of Sir William Robinson, Bt...
At Dresden in 1737
- 1736-1737: Thomas Robinson
- 1738-1746: Hon. Thomas VilliersThomas Villiers, 1st Earl of ClarendonThomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Family:Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey and his wife Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne....
- 1747-1755: Charles Hanbury WilliamsCharles Hanbury WilliamsSir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB , diplomat, writer and satirist, son of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to the estate of his godfather Charles Williams, in 1720....
- 1756-1761: David Murray, 7th Viscount StormontDavid Murray, 2nd Earl of MansfieldDavid Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield KT, PC , known from 1748 to 1793 as The Viscount Stormont, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines of the Murray family, inheriting two titles and two fortunes.-Life:Mansfield was the son of David Murray, 6th Viscount of...
- 1761-1762: William Money in charge
- 1763-1778: Thomas Wroughton Resident 1762-1769 then Minister Plenipotentiary
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland
- 1778-1779: Richard OakesRichard OakesRichard Oakes may refer to:*Richard Oakes , Mohawk Native American leader of the 1969–71 occupation of Alcatraz Island*Richard Oakes , English musician and former member of the band Suede...
- 1779-?: James HareJames HareJames Hare may refer to:* James Butler Hare , U.S. Congressman from South Carolina* James M. Hare , Michigan Secretary of State* Jimmy Hare , photographer for Colliers...
- 1782-1784: Viscount Dalrymple
- 1785-1787: Charles WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth GCB, PC , known as The Lord Whitworth between 1800 and 1813 and as The Viscount Whitworth between 1813 and 1815, was a British diplomat and politician.-Early years:...
- 1788-1791: Daniel HailesDaniel HailesDaniel Hailes was a British diplomat. He was the British signatory to the Anglo-Dutch treaty ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1783, before serving as a secretary to British embassy in France in 1784-1787, envoy to Poland in 1788-1791, envoy extraordinary to Denmark from 1791, envoy...
- 1791-1795: William Gardiner (remained at Warsaw until 1798)
In 1795, the remaining Polish territory was partitioned
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
between Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, so that there was not state of Poland until after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1919-1920: Sir Horace Rumbold, Bt.
- 1920–1928: William Müller
- 1928: Hon. Sir William Erskine
Ambassadors
- 1928–1934: Hon. Sir William Erskine
- 1935–1941: Howard William Kennard
- 1941–1943: Cecil Francis Joseph DormerCecil DormerSir Cecil Dormer was the British Minister to Norway between 1934 and 1941. After the German invasion of Norway in April 1940 he joined the Norway's government and King on their move northwards, and followed the government into exile in London in June 1940. He was appointed Ambassador to Poland's...
- 1943–1945: Sir Owen St.Clair O'Malley
- 1945–1947: Victor Cavendish-BentinckVictor Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of PortlandVictor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland , the younger brother of Ferdinand William Cavendish-Bentinck, 8th Duke of Portland, was a British diplomat and held the post of Ambassador to Poland...
- 1947–1950: Donald St Clair Gainer
- 1950–1952: Sir Charles Bateman
- 1952–1954: Sir Francis Shepherd
- 1954–1956: Sir Andrew Noble, Bt.
- 1956–1960: Sir Eric BerthoudEric BerthoudSir Eric Alfred Berthoud KCMG, was an oil man and diplomat who served as the British ambassador to Denmark and Poland .-Early life and education:...
- 1960–1966: Sir George Clutton
- 1966–1969: Sir Thomas BrimelowThomas Brimelow, Baron BrimelowThomas Brimelow, Baron Brimelow, GCMG, OBE was a British diplomat. He was Permanent Under-Secretary at the British Foreign Office in 1973-75 and Member of the European Parliament in 1977-78....
- 1969–1972: Sir Nicholas HendersonNicholas HendersonSir John Nicolas Henderson, GCMG, KCVO was a distinguished British career diplomat and writer, who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1979 to 1982....
- 1972–1974: Thomas Frank Brenchley
- 1974–1978: Norman Reddaway
- 1978–1981: Kenneth Robert Comyn Pridham
- 1981–1983: Cynlais James
- 1983–1986: John Albert Leigh Morgan
- 1986–1988: Brian BarderBrian BarderSir Brian Leon Barder, KCMG is a retired British diplomat; and subsequently blogger and civil liberties advocate.-Life and career:Brian Barder was born in Bristol, the son of Harry and Vivien Barder...
- 1988–1991: Sir Stephen Barrett
- 1991–1996: Michael Llewellyn Smith
- 1996–1998: Christopher HumChristopher HumSir Christopher Owen Hum KCMG is the 41st Master of Gonville and Caius College, one of the oldest colleges of the University of Cambridge. He has held this post since his installation on 16 January 2006, prior to which he was Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China...
- 1998–2001: John Malcolm Macgregor
- 2001–2003: Sir Michael Pakenham
- 2003–2007: Charles CrawfordCharles Crawford (diplomat)Charles Crawford is a former British diplomat.-Biography:He was educated at St Albans School, St John's College, Oxford and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; he also passed Part II Bar Exams to qualify as a barrister and is a member of Lincoln's Inn. He never practised as a barrister,...
- 2007–2011 : Ric Todd
- 2011– Robin Barnett
See also
- List of Ambassadors of Poland to the United Kingdom
- Poland–United Kingdom relations