List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Vietnam
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Vietnam
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Hanoi
.
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 Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, 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 Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
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Ambassadors
- 1954–1955: Sir Hubert Graves
- 1954–1957: Sir Hugh Southern Stephenson, G.B.E., K.C.M.G., C.I.E., C.V.O.
- 1957–1960: Sir Roderick Parkes
- 1960–1963: Henry Hohler
- 1963–1966: Gordon Etherington-Smith
- 1966–1967: Peter WilkinsonPeter Wilkinson (SOE)Sir Peter Allix Wilkinson was a British officer and diplomat.-Career:Wilkinson served in the Special Operations Executive during World War II. He supplied the weapons used by two Czechoslovak agents to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich in 1942...
- 1967–1969: Murray MacLehoseMurray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of BeochCrawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, KT, GBE, KCMG, KCVO, DL was the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982.-Early life and career:Murray MacLehose was born in Glasgow, Scotland in October 1917...
- 1969–1971: John MoretonJohn MoretonSir John Oscar Moreton, KCMG KCVO MC , is a former British diplomat.-Early life:Moreton was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Trinity College.He served in the Second World War, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1944....
- 1972–1974: Brooks RichardsBrooks RichardsSir Francis "Brooks" Richards, KCMG, DSO, DSC , was a British diplomat and, during the Second World War, a director of operations for the Special Operations Executive. He married Hazel Williams in 1941 - she was the daughter of Lt-Col. Stanley Price Williams, Indian Army, who was also an SOE officer...
- 1974–1975: John Bushell
- 1975–1976: John Stewart
- 1976–1978: Robert Tesh
- 1978–1980: John MargetsonJohn MargetsonSir John Margetson, KCMG is a former British Ambassador to Vietnam, the United Nations, and the Netherlands.-Early life:...
- 1980–1982: Derek Tonkin
- 1982–1985: Michael Pike
- 1985–1987: Richard Tallboys
- 1987–1990: Emrys Thomas Davies
- 1990–1997: Peter Keegan Williams
- 1997–2000: David Fall
- 2000–2003: Warwick Morris
- 2003–2007: Robert A. E. Gordon
- 2008–present:Mark Kent