List of ambassadors and high commissioners of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom

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Ambassador of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg
Incumbent
Colonel Christian Katsande
since 18 June 2018
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerEmmerson Mnangagwa
Inaugural holderSir Francis James Newton
Formation1924 (Southern Rhodesia)
WebsiteEmbassy of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom and Ireland

The Ambassador of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom is an officer of the Zimbabwean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the head of the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the United Kingdom in London. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and also serves as Zimbabwe's non-resident accredited Ambassador to Ireland.

The Ambassador is currently Colonel . Having been a High Commission since Zimbabwe's formal independence in 1980, on Zimbabwe's departure from the Commonwealth of Nations in 2003, the High Commission became an Embassy. Based in Zimbabwe House on the Strand, London, the embassy dates back to the establishment of the High Commission of Southern Rhodesia in 1924 after that colony was granted a limited form of self-government in 1923. The office later became the High Commission of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1954 to 1963, the Southern Rhodesia High Commission from 1963 to 1965, and the Rhodesian Representative Office from 1965 to 1969. Between 2016 and 2018 the office was vacant, as the UK Government had rejected President Robert Mugabe's nominee, Ray Ndhlukula, for his role in the Mugabe government's land seizure program.[1]

Office-holders[]

Zimbabwe House (former Rhodesia House) at 429 The Strand.

High Commissioners from Southern Rhodesia, 1924–53[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Sir Francis James Newton 1924 1930
John Wallace Downie 1930 1935 [2]
Stephen Martin Lanigan O'Keeffe 1935 1946 [3][4]
Kenneth MacKenzie Goodenough 1946 1953 [5][6]

High Commissioners from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1954–63[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Sir Gilbert Rennie May 1954 1961 [7][8]
1961 1963 [9]

High Commissioners from Southern Rhodesia, 1963–1965[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Evan Campbell 1963 1965
Andrew Skeen 22 July 1965 12 November 1965

Representative from Rhodesia, 1965–1969[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Sydney Frederick Brice 12 November 1965 15 July 1969 [10][11][12]

High Commissioners from Zimbabwe, 1980–2003[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Robert Tatira Zwinoira 1980 1984
Herbert Murerwa 1 March 1984 1990
Stephen Chiketa 1991 1993 [13]
Dr Ngoni Togarepi Chideya 1993 1999 [14]
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi 1999 7 December 2003

Ambassadors from Zimbabwe, 2003–date[]

Incumbent Start of term End of term Notes
Simbarashe Mumbengegwi 7 December 2003 2005
Gabriel Machinga 2005 2016
Vacant 2016 2018 [1]
18 June 2018 date [15][16]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Thornycroft, Peta; Blair, David (6 April 2016). "Britain 'rejects' Robert Mugabe's choice for new Zimbabwe ambassador in London". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ^ "PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Stephen Martin Lanigan O'Keeffe". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "No. 34166". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 3 June 1935. p. 3597.
  5. ^ "No. 38628". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2796.
  6. ^ "No. 13322". The Edinburgh Gazette. 18 September 1918. p. 3390.
  7. ^ "NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER IN LONDON". Cootamundra Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 18 May 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Sir Gilbert Rennie". The Times. 13 November 1981. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Sir Albert Robinson". The Daily Telegraph (London). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  10. ^ "No. 43207". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 1964. p. 52.
  11. ^ "UK severs diplomatic links with Rhodesia". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 June 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Rhodesia quits mission". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 July 1969. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Mawonde, Abigail (5 August 2016). "Ambassador Chiketa dies". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Ambassador Chideya laid to rest". The Herald. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. ^ Chidza, Richard (29 March 2018). "Former soldier to represent Zim in UK". Zimbabwe Situation. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  16. ^ Chikwati, Elita (16 April 2018). "Katsande appointed Zim ambassador to UK". Zimbabwe Situation. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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