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The following is the list of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St James's. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states. Note that some diplomats are accredited by, or to, more than one country.
Current ambassadors to London[]
Sending country | Presentation of the credentials | Location of resident (city) | Location of resident (country) | Ambassador | Embassy website |
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Afghanistan | 24 April 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Said Tayeb Jawad (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[1] |
Albania | 26 August 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Qirjako Qirko (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[2] |
Algeria | 12 November 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Abderrahmane Benguerrah (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[3] |
Andorra | 4 November 2020 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | Carles Jordana Madero (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[4] |
Angola | 16 January 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Geraldo Nunda (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[5] |
Antigua and Barbuda | 10 January 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Karen-Mae Hill (High Commissioner) |
[6] |
Argentina | 31 August 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[7] |
Armenia | 8 July 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
[8] |
Australia | 30 April 2018 | London | United Kingdom | George Henry Brandis (High Commissioner) |
[9] |
Austria | 2 August 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Michael Zimmermann (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[10] |
Azerbaijan | 23 July 2014 | London | United Kingdom | Tahir Taghizadeh (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[11] |
Bahamas | 17 November 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Ellison Edroy Greenslade (High Commissioner) |
[12] |
Bahrain | 1 September 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[13] |
Bangladesh | 26 November 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Saida Muna Tasneem (High Commissioner) |
[14] |
Barbados | 17 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[15] |
Belarus | 21 August 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[16] |
Belgium | 18 May 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[17] |
Belize | 15 July 2012 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[18] |
Benin | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Bolivia | 4 February 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d’Affaires) |
[19] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 September 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[20] |
Botswana | 29 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[21] |
Brazil | 9 October 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[22] |
Brunei | 20 June 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[23] |
Bulgaria | 17 May 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Marin Raykov (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[24] |
Burkina Faso | 1 August 2018 | Brussels | Belgium | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[25] |
Burundi | 29 March 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[26] |
Cambodia | 10 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[27] |
Cameroon | 2 October 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[28] |
Canada | - | London | United Kingdom | Stefanie Beck (Acting High Commissioner) |
[29] |
Cape Verde | 8 December 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.) |
[30] |
Central African Republic | - | - | - | Vacant | [31] |
Chad | 12 September 2018 | Brussels | Belgium | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[32] |
Chile | 3 August 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Chile to the IMO) |
[33] |
China | 7 June 2021 | London | United Kingdom | Zheng Zeguang (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[34] |
Colombia | 8 March 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[35] |
Comoros | - | London | United Kingdom | (Honorary Consul for the Union of Comoros) |
|
Congo | - | London | United Kingdom | Vacant | |
Costa Rica | 31 October 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[36] |
Côte d'Ivoire | 14 August 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Croatia | 1 September 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Igor Pokaz (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[37] |
Cuba | 14 February 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[38] |
Cyprus | 1 September 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[39] |
Czech Republic | 5 January 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[40] |
Democratic Republic of Congo | 27 February 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Marie Ndjeka Opombo (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[41] |
Denmark | 1 September 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[42] |
Djibouti | 22 January 2015 | Paris | France | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Dominica | 12 December 2014 | London | United Kingdom | (Acting High Commissioner) |
[43] |
Dominican Republic | 5 February 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[44] |
Ecuador | 18 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[45] |
Egypt | 22 November 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[46] |
El Salvador | 24 January 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[47] |
Equatorial Guinea | 6 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
[48] |
Eritrea | 23 September 2014 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Estonia | 2021 | London | United Kingdom | Viljar Lubi (Ambassador) |
[49] |
Eswatini | 7 February 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[50] |
Ethiopia | 15 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[51] |
Fiji | 30 January 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[52] |
Finland | 3 June 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[53] |
France | 3 September 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Catherine Colonna (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[54] |
Gabon | 29 September 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Gambia | 21 November 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[55] |
Georgia | 6 April 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Sophie Katsarava (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[56] |
Germany | 12 May 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Andreas Michaelis (de) (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[57] |
Ghana | 13 June 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Papa Owusu-Ankomah (High Commissioner) |
[58] |
Greece | 5 October 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[59] |
Grenada | 7 May 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
|
Guatemala | 6 January 2010 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[60] |
Guinea | 21 November 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Alexandre Cece Loua (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Guinea-Bissau | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Guyana | 13 April 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[61] |
Haiti | 11 March 2016 | Washington, D.C. | United States of America | Bocchit Edmond (Chargé d’Affaires) |
[62] |
Holy See | 22 October 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Claudio Gugerotti (Apostolic Nuncio) |
|
Honduras | 22 January 2008 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[63] |
Hungary | 11 May 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[64] |
Iceland | 16 November 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[65] |
India | 22 June 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Gaitri Issar Kumar (High Commissioner) |
[66] |
Indonesia | 30 July 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
[67] |
Iran | 5 September 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Hamid Baeidinejad (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[68] |
Iraq | 31 October 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[69] |
Ireland | 30 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[70] |
Israel | 7 October 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Tsipi Hotovely (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[71] |
Italy | 29 January 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[72] |
Jamaica | 22 December 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[73] |
Japan | December 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[74] |
Jordan | 27 October 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[75] |
Kazakhstan | 27 February 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Erlan Idrissov (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[76] |
Kenya | 14 November 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[77] |
Kiribati | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Kosovo | 21 January 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
[78] |
Kuwait | 29 April 1993 | London | United Kingdom | Khaled Al-Duwaisan (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Kyrgyzstan | 6 August 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Edil Baisalov (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[79] |
Laos | 18 February 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Latvia | 16 July 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Ivita Burmistre (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[80] |
Lebanon | 10 November 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[81] |
Lesotho | 11 April 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[82] |
Liberia | 6 February 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Libya | 16 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
|
Lithuania | 18 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[83] |
Luxembourg | 17 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[84] |
Madagascar | 5 July 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
|
Malawi | 18 June 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[85] |
Malaysia | 27 April 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[86] |
Maldives | 22 May 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[87] |
Mali | 7 June 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
[88] |
Malta | 1 August 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[89] |
Mauritania | 14 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[90] |
Mauritius | 9 August 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[91] |
Mexico | 7 November 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires and Alternate Representative to the IMO & Multilateral Affairs Attaché) |
[92] |
Moldova | 28 September 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[93] |
Monaco | 12 January 2010 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[94] |
Mongolia | 12 September 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[95] |
Montenegro | 24 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Morocco | 21 November 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[96] |
Mozambique | 30 October 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Acting High Commissioner) |
[97] |
Myanmar | 28 October 2013 | London | United Kingdom | Kyaw Zwar Minn (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[98] |
Namibia | 19 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Linda Anne Scott (High Commissioner) |
[99] |
Nauru | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Nepal | 30 September 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the IMO, ICO, ITC & WEC) |
[100] |
Netherlands | 24 August 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[101] |
New Zealand | 2 August 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[102] |
Nicaragua | 15 January 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Niger | 5 February 2018 | Paris | France | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[103] |
Nigeria | 9 October 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Acting High Commissioner) |
[104] |
North Korea | 11 November 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
North Macedonia | 6 September 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[105] |
Norway | 4 January 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Wegger Christian Strømmen (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[106] |
Oman | 16 November 2009 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[107] |
Pakistan | 14 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[108] |
Palestine | - | London | United Kingdom | (Head of Mission) |
[109] |
Palau | - | London | United Kingdom | (Honorary Consul for the Republic of Palau) |
[110] |
Panama | 6 November 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[111] |
Papua New Guinea | 24 August 2011 | London | United Kingdom | Winnie Anna Kiap (High Commissioner) |
[112] |
Paraguay | 7 April 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[113] |
Peru | 2 October 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[114] |
Philippines | 20 February 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the IMO) |
[115] |
Poland | 30 August 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[116] |
Portugal | 2 September 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Manuel Lobo Antunes (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Qatar | 23 October 2014 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[117] |
Romania | 22 June 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[118] |
Russia | 22 November 2019 | London | United Kingdom | Andrei Kelin (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[119] |
Rwanda | 9 January 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[120] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 January 2011 | London | United Kingdom | Kevin Monroe Isaac (High Commissioner) |
[121] |
Saint Lucia | 14 November 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[122] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24 April 2001 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[123] |
Samoa | 14 August 2012 | Brussels | Belgium | (High Commissioner) |
[124] |
San Marino | 25 September 2018 | City of San Marino | San Marino | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
São Tomé and Príncipe | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 July 2019 | London | United Kingdom | HRH Prince Khalid Bin Bandar Bin Sultan Al-Saud (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[125] |
Senegal | 6 December 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Serbia | 4 December 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Aleksandra Joksimović (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[126] |
Seychelles | 25 January 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
|
Sierra Leone | 15 October 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[127] |
Singapore | 2 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[128] |
Slovakia | 11 August 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[129] |
Slovenia | 22 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[130] |
Solomon Islands | 18 September 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
|
Somalia | - | - | - | Vacant | |
South Africa | 8 March 2018 | London | United Kingdom | Nomatemba Gugulethu Pudnixia Olivia Tambo (High Commissioner) |
[131] |
South Korea | 20 August 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[132] |
South Sudan | 30 January 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires) |
[133] |
Spain | 2 March 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[134] |
Sri Lanka | 2 March 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[135] |
Sudan | 11 February 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[136] |
Suriname | 5 July 2019 | Paris | France | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Sweden | 2 September 2016 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[137] |
Switzerland | 5 September 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[138] |
Syria | - | - | - | Vacant | [139] |
Tajikistan | 2 November 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[140] |
Tanzania | 13 June 2016 | London | United Kingdom | Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro (High Commissioner) |
[141] |
Thailand | 20 March 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Timor-Leste | 8 March 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Togo | 27 August 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Chargé d'Affaires a.i.) |
|
Tonga | 28 May 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[142] |
Trinidad and Tobago | 13 May 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[143] |
Tunisia | 2 October 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[144] |
Turkey | 27 September 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[145] |
Turkmenistan | 2 July 2003 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[146] |
Tuvalu | 4 October 2018 | Brussels | Belgium | Aunese Makoi Simati (High Commissioner) |
|
Uganda | 30 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
|
Ukraine | 2 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | Vadym Prystaiko (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[147] |
United Arab Emirates | 14 June 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[148] |
United States | 29 August 2017 | London | United Kingdom | Robert Wood Johnson (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[149] |
Uruguay | 7 September 2020 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary |
|
Uzbekistan | 23 October 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
|
Vanuatu | - | - | - | Vacant | |
Venezuela | 20 November 2014 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
[150] |
Vietnam | 29 November 2017 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador) |
[151] |
Yemen | 26 June 2015 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador) |
[152] |
Zambia | 10 December 2019 | London | United Kingdom | (High Commissioner) |
[153] |
Zimbabwe | 18 June 2018 | London | United Kingdom | (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) |
See also[]
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
References[]
- "Consular Offices outside London" (ODT). GOV.UK. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses" (ODS). GOV.UK. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "Honorary Consulates within the UK" (ODT). GOV.UK. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "London Diplomatic List" (ODT). GOV.UK. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
External links[]
Categories:
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