List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Israel

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Israel is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Israel, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Israel. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel.

Heads of Missions[]

High Commissioners (Palestine under British Mandate)[]

• 1920–1925: Sir Herbert Samuel
• 1925–1928: Sir Herbert Plumer
• 1928: Sir Harry Luke (acting)
• 1928–1931: Sir John Chancellor
• 1931–1938: Sir Arthur Wauchope
• 1938–1944: Sir Harold MacMichael
• 1944–1945: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
• 1945–1948: Sir Alan Cunningham

Ambassadors^[1][]

, British Ambassador to Israel, presenting his credentials to Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, President of Israel

• 1948–1949: No representation
• 1949–1951: Sir Knox Helm
• 1951–1954: Sir Francis Evans
• 1954–1957:
• 1957–1959: Sir Francis Rundall
• 1959–1963: Sir Patrick Hancock
• 1963–1965: Sir John Beith
• 1965–1969: Sir Michael Hadow
• 1969–1972:
• 1972–1975: Sir Bernard Ledwidge
• 1975–1976:
• 1976–1980: Sir John Mason
• 1980–1981:
• 1981–1984: Sir Patrick Moberly
• 1984–1988:
• 1988–1992:
• 1992–1995: Sir Andrew Burns
• 1995–1998: Sir David Manning
• 1998–2001: Francis Cornish
• 2001–2003: Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles
• 2003–2006: Simon McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford
• 2006–2010: Sir Tom Phillips
• 2010–2015: Matthew Gould^[2]
• 2015–2019: David Quarrey^[3]
• 2019–present: Neil Wigan^[4]

See also[]

• Israel–United Kingdom relations

References[]

External links[]

• UK and Israel, gov.uk