List of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Romania
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Romania is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative
in Romania
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Romania. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Romania.
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
Consuls
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
Consuls
Vice-Consuls
Consuls
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
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 Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black 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 Romania. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Romania.
List of heads of mission
Consuls-General to Wallachia and Moldavia- ?-1874: John Green
- 1874–1876: 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...
- 1876–1878: Charles Mansfield
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1897–1905: John Kennedy
- 1905-?: Sir William Conyngham Greene
Consuls
- 1906–1910: Oliver WardropOliver WardropSir John Oliver Wardrop, KBE, CMG was a British diplomat, traveller and translator, primarily known as the United Kingdom's first Chief Commissioner of Transcaucasus in Georgia, 1919-21, and also as the founder and benefactor of Kartvelian studies at Oxford University.After traveling to Georgia ...
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1911–1912: Walter Townley
- 1912–1920: Sir George Barclay
- 1920-?: Sir Herbert Dering
- 1929-?: Charles Palairet
- 1933–1935: Sir Patrick Ramsay
- 1935–1941: Sir Reginald HoareReginald HoareSir Reginald Hervey Hoare KCMG was a British diplomat and bank-Career:Born the son of Charles Hoare , Senior Partner of C. Hoare & Co, Reginald Hoare was educated at Eton College and joined the diplomatic service in 1905...
- 1941-?: No representation due to World War II
- 1947–1948: Adrian HolmanAdrian HolmanSir Adrian Holman KBE CMG MC was a British diplomat.-Early life:The son of Richard Haswell Holman, he was educated at Copthorne Preparatory School, Harrow School, and New College, Oxford.-Career:...
Consuls
- 1948–1949: Anthony Kendall
- 1949-?: John Selwyn
Vice-Consuls
- 1953–1954: Arnold Dugdale
- 1954–1956: Denis Cross
- 1956-?: Eva Price
Consuls
- 1964–1965: Edith Urquhart
- 1965–1968: Doris Cole
- 1968–1970: Harry Paterson
- 1970–1971: Patrick Yarnold
- 1971–1973: Neil Alexander McGregor
- 1973–1975: Arthur Sanderson Brown
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- 1975–1977: Jeffrey Petersen
- 1977–1979: Reginald SecondéReginald SecondéSir Reginald Louis Secondé, KCMG, CVO was HM British Ambassador to Chile, Romania and Venezela. He is the son of Lt-Colonel Emile Charles Secondé and Dorothy Kathleen . On 4 June 1951, he married Catherine Penelope Sneyd-Kynnersley .He was educated at Beaumont and King's College, Cambridge...
- 1980–1983: Bryan Cartledge
- 1983–1986: Philip McKearney
- 1986–1989: Hugh ArbuthnottHugh James ArbuthnottHugh James Arbuthnott, CMG. is a retired British diplomat.Son of James Gordon Arbuthnott and Margaret Georgiana, née Hyde. Married to Vanessa Rose Dyer, has three sons, Dominic Hugh, Justin Edward James , and Giles Sebastian....
- 1989–1992: Michael Atkinson
- 1992–1996: Andrew P. F. Bache
- 1996–2000: Christopher Crabbie
- 2000–2002: Richard RalphRichard RalphRichard Peter Ralph, CMG, CVO, was a former British Diplomat and Ambassador to Peru. From 1999 until 2002 Raplh served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania and Moldova...
- 2002–2006: Quinton QuayleQuinton QuayleQuinton Mark Quayle is a British diplomat. Educated at Bromsgrove School and University of Bristol, he entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London....
- 2006–2010: Robin Barnett
- 2010(September)–present: Martin Harris
Regional Consulates
Consuls- 1922–1924: Lionel Keyser (Consul for the Romanian Old KingdomRomanian Old KingdomThe Romanian Old Kingdom is a colloquial term referring to the territory covered by the first independent Romanian nation state, which was composed of the Danubian Principalities—Wallachia and Moldavia...
, DobrujaDobrujaDobruja is a historical region shared by Bulgaria and Romania, located between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast...
, and the portion of BessarabiaBessarabiaBessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
south of OrheiOrheiOrhei is a city and the administrative centre of Orhei District in Moldova with a population of 25,680. Orhei is approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Chişinău.-Demographics:...
and Baltzi) - 1924-?: Laurence Robinson (Consul-General for BukowinaBukowinaBukowina may refer to:*Bukowina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Bukowina, Biłgoraj County in Lublin Voivodeship *Bukowina, Piotrków County in Łódź Voivodeship...
, Bessarabia, the Romanian Old Kingdom and Dobrudja)
- 1922-?: Charles Goodwin (Consul for TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, the Romanian BanatBanatThe Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...
, Crisiana and MaramureşMaramuresMaramureș may refer to the following:*Maramureș, a geographical, historical, and ethno-cultural region in present-day Romania and Ukraine, that occupies the Maramureș Depression and Maramureș Mountains, a mountain range in North East Carpathians...
)
- 1935–1939: Archibald Robertson (Consul for Transylvania, the Romanian Banat, Crisiana and Maramureş)
- 1939-?: Norman Mayers (for TimişTimis CountyTimiș , , Banat Bulgarian: ) is a county of western Romania, in the historical region Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the largest county in Romania in terms of land area....
, OltOlt CountyOlt is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Oltenia and Muntenia . The capital city is Slatina.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 489,274 and the population density was 89/km²....
, Bucegi, MureşMures CountyMureș is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș.-Geography:The county has a total area of 6,714 km²....
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