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CONTENTS:
Introduction:
These lists are a companion to ‘British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880-
2010’ on this site. The Notes provided on page 1 of that document apply here also.
The principal source used has again been the annual Foreign Office List(from 1965 the
Diplomatic Service List). As noted previously however publication ceased in 2006.
I have not been able to date to access copies prior to 1917. Additionally I have made extensive
use of both ‘Whitaker’s Almanack’ and ‘Who’s Who’.
The Foreign Office List contains lists of previous British Ambassadors abroad. Prior to around
1950 the List also included lists of previous British Consul-Generals. To my knowledge what is
attempted in this Directory has not previously appeared in print or online.
The lists included below involve a degree of selection on my part and may appear, to an extent, to
be somewhat arbitrary. I have however tried to include most of the Ministers within British
Embassies and High Commissions.
The research involved in compiling these lists has been of exceptional difficulty and there will
without any doubt be some mistakes and inaccuracies. It is however my hope that sharing the
information I have been able to accumulate will be of some use to others. I am only too happy to
be corrected where I am in error.
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Notes:
2. Foreign Office Heads of Department. I have included many-but not all-of the departmental
heads within the Foreign Office up to 1965 and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
thereafter. Over the past ten to fifteen years there have been a very considerable number of
changes within the FCO to the names and functions of most departments reflecting changes in
the international situation and in management practice. I have not attempted to reflect these
changes and the departmental listings do not, by and large, extend beyond the mid 1990s.
3. Counsellors. I have included in these lists as far as possible those Counsellors who could be
identified as the ‘senior’ Counsellors within an Embassy or High Commission. In most cases
these individuals held the additional post of Head of Chancery or, more recently, Deputy
Head of Mission or Counsellor(Political). I have also attempted to provide lists of the
Commercial Counsellors in at least the major British diplomatic missions abroad.
4. Consul-Generals. The choice here may well appear to be somewhat arbitrary but those cities
include most of the major locations of British Consul-Generals. Deputy High
Commissioners based in major cities within Australia, Canada, India, Nigeria and Pakistan
are included in this section.
5. Honours and decorations are given for postholders but these are not necessarily those held
whilst the individual was in post but are the ‘final’ honours awarded to the postholder. It would
have required a great deal more time and effort to identify which honours each individual held
whilst in each particular post.
6. Reference should be made to the companion list of British Ambassadors and High
Commissioners for detail of periods during which no diplomatic relations existed with a
particular state.
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FOREIGN OFFICE;
Index:
Commonwealth Liaison/Commonwealth
Co-ordination: page 60
Communications: page 64
Consular: page 63
Cultural Relations: page 61
Defence: page 47
Dependent Territories General
(see Gibraltar and South Atlantic)
Disarmament
(see Atomic Energy and Disarmament)
Dominions Information/Dominions Intelligence
(see Commonwealth Liaison)
East Africa: page 37
Eastern: page 34
(and see under Soviet)
Eastern Europe and Soviet/Eastern Europe: page 31
Economic Relations/Economic Policy: page 55
Egyptian: page 35
Energy: page 58
Energy, Science and Space: page 58
Environment, Science and Energy
(see Energy, Science and Space)
Equatorial Africa
(see East Africa)
Establishment and Organization: page 51
European Economic Organizations
(see European Integration(External))
European Integration(External)/European
Community(External): page 56
European Integration(Internal)/European
Community(Internal): page 57
Export Promotion
(see Trade Relations and Exports)
Falkland Islands
(see South Atlantic and Antarctic)
Far East/Far East and Pacific: page 42
Finance: page 66
Financial Policy and Aid/Financial Relations
(see Economic Policy)
General: page 54
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(* Assistant Under-Secretary)
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Deputy Under-Secretary(Defence/Intelligence):
Assistant Under-Secretary(Asia/Far East; Northern Asia from 1992, and Pacific from 1995,
/Director, Northern Asia-Pacific):
Assistant Under-Secretary(Planning):
Director, Migration:
Director of Communications:
Director of Research:
Head of Western Department(until 1914 and from 1944; War Department from 1914 until 1919;
League of Nations and Western Department from 1919 until 1939; Western and Southern
from until ; Western European from 1968 until 199 ; Central and North-West Europe
from 199 until 2003):
Head of Central Department(from until 1945, from 1952 until 1954 and from 1962
until 1968):
Head of Eastern European and Soviet Department(from 1968 until 1983; Eastern European
from 1983 until ; Central European from 19 until 1999):
Head of Soviet Department(from 1983 until 1992; Eastern Department from 1992):
Head of Southern Department(from 1933 until 1952 and from 1954 until 1961; Southern Europe
from 1968 until 2001):
Head of Eastern Department(until 1914 and from 1919; Near Eastern from 1968 until 1972; Near
East and North Africa from 1972):
Head of African Department(until 1913 and from ; North and East African Department
from 1962 until 1968; North African from 1968 until 1972):
Head of East African Department(from 1968 until 1992; Equatorial Africa from 1992):
Head of West Africa Department(West and Central Africa from 1961 until 1968; until 1992):
Head of Central African Department(from 1968; and Southern African until 1979 and from 1990
until 199 ):
Head of Rhodesia Department(Rhodesia Political Department from 1967 until 1972; until 1980):
Head of American Department(America and Africa from 1920 until 1930; North American
from 1941 until 1949 and from ; North American and Caribbean from 196 until 1970):
Head of South American Department(from 1941 until and from 1977; Latin American
from 1971 until 1977 and from 1991 ; Latin American and Caribbean from ):
Head of Mexico and Caribbean Department(until 1991; Latin American from until
Caribbean from 1970 until 197 ):
Head of West Indies Department(West Indies and Atlantic Department from 197 until 1997):
Head of Far East Department(and Pacific from 1994 until 1998; China and Korea from
until 194 and from 195 until ; China and Hong Kong Department from 1998 ):
Head of Hong Kong Department(from ; Hong Kong and Indian Ocean from 1972 until
197 ; Hong Kong and General from 1977 until 1998):
Head of South Atlantic and Antarctic Department(Falkland Islands Department from 1982
until 1997):
Head of United Nations(Economic and Social) Department(from 1947 until 1954 and from 1965
until 1972):
Head of Western Organizations Department(from 1950 until 195 ; and from 1961 until 1975):
Head of Defence Department(from 1966; Non-Proliferation and Defence from 1990 until 199 ;
Non-Proliferation from 199 until 2003):
Head of Personnel Operations Department( from 1966; Personnel Management from 1991):
Head of Economic Relations Department(from 1934 until 1939, from 1945 until 1968 and from
19 until 200 ; Financial Policy and Aid Department from 1968 until 1973; Financial
Relations Department from 1973 until 19 ; Economic Policy from 200 ):
Head of Trade Relations and Exports Department(until 1991; Export Promotion Department
from 1968 until 1972):
Head of Information Policy Department(from 194 until 1965 and from 197 until 1981; Guidance
and Information Policy from 1965 until 197 ):
Head of Information Services Department(from 1947 until 1954 and from 1966 until 1968):
Head of Claims Department(from 1946 until 1958 and from 1960 until 1990):
AFGHANISTAN-
Counsellor:
ALGERIA-
Counsellor:
ARGENTINA-
Minister(Commercial)(until 1976):
Counsellor/Minister:
Counsellor(Commercial):
AUSTRALIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
AUSTRIA-
Counsellor/Counsellor(Commercial)/Minister:
BAHRAIN-
BANGLADESH-
BARBADOS-
BELGIUM-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
BRAZIL-
Minister(Commercial)(until 1972)
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial/Economic):
BURMA:
Counsellor:
CANADA-
Counsellor:
CHINA-
Minister(from 1991):
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT-
Counsellor:
Counsellor:
CUBA-
Counsellor:
CYPRUS:
CZECHOSLOVAKIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
DENMARK-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
EAST GERMANY-
Counsellor Commercial:
EGYPT-
Minister:
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
ETHIOPIA-
Counsellor:
Minister:
Counsellor:
FINLAND-
Counsellor(Commercial):
FRANCE-
Minister:
Minister(Commercial/Economic)(until 1981):
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
Counsellor(Information):
GAMBIA-
GERMANY-
Minister:
Counsellor:
Counsellor (Commercial):
Counsellor(Economic):
Counsellor(Information):
GHANA:
Counsellor(Commercial):
GREECE-
Counsellor:
Commercial (Counsellor):
GUYANA-
HONG KONG-
Political Adviser:
HUNGARY-
Counsellor:
INDIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
INDONESIA-:
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
IRAN(PERSIA)-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Economic):
IRAQ-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
IRELAND-
Counsellor:
ISRAEL-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
ITALY-
Minister:
Minister(Commercial)(until :
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
JAMAICA-
JAPAN-
Minister:
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
JORDAN-
Counsellor:
KENYA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
KOREA(SOUTH KOREA)-
Counsellor(Commercial):
KUWAIT-
Counsellor:
LEBANON-
Counsellor:
LIBYA-
Counsellor:
MALAWI-
MALAYSIA-
Counsellor(Commercial):
MALTA-
MAURITIUS:
MEXICO-
Counsellor/Counsellor(Commercial):
THE NETHERLANDS-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
NEW ZEALAND-
NIGERIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
Counsellor:
NORWAY-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
OMAN-
Counsellor:
Counsellor:
PAKISTAN-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
THE PHILLIPINES:
Counsellor(Commercial),
POLAND-
Counsellor:
Counsellor (Commercial):
PORTUGAL-
Minister:
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
RUMANIA-
Counsellor(Commercial):
RUSSIA-
Minister:
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
SAUDI ARABIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
SIERRA LEONE-
SINGAPORE-
Counsellor(Commercial):
SOUTH AFRICA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Economic):
SOUTH VIETNAM-
Counsellor:
SPAIN-
Minister(from 1941 until 1944 and 1947 until 1951 and from 1959 until 2002):
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
SRI LANKA-
SUDAN-
Counsellor(Commercial):
SWEDEN-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
SWITZERLAND-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
SYRIA-
Counsellor:
TANZANIA-
THAILAND-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
TRUCIAL STATES-
TURKEY-
Minister(from 1940 until 1944, from 1948 until 1951 and 1959 until 1969):
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
UGANDA-
UKRAINE-
Counsellor:
Minister(until 1972):
Counsellor:
Counsellor:
Minister:
Minister(Commercial)(until 1994):
Counsellor:
Rt. Hon. Sir Gerard A. Lowther, Bt., G.C.M.G., C.B.: 189 -1901
Arthur S. Raikes: 1901-1904
Sir Walter B.Townley,K.C.M.G.: 1905-1906
Rt.Hon.Lord Howard of Penrith,G.C.B.,G.C.M.G.,C.V.O.:1906-1908
Alfred Mitchell-Innes: 1908-1913
Rt.Hon.Sir Colville A.de R.Barclay,K.C.M.G.,C.B.,C.B.E.,
M.V.O.: 1913-1918
Sir Thomas B. Hohler, K.C.M.G., C.B.: 1917-
Rt.Hon.Sir Ronald C.Lindsay,G.C.B.,G.C.M.G.,C.V.O.: 1919-1920
Sir Henry G. Chilton, G.C.M.G.: 1921-1924
Rt. Hon. Sir Ronald I. Campbell, G.C.M.G., C.B.: 1928-1931
Sir Victor A.L. Mallet, G.C.M.G., C.V.O.: 1936-1939
Lord Inchyra, G.C.M.G., C.V.O.: 1941-1942
Sir Robert H. Hadow, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.C.: 1944-1948
Counsellor(Commercial):
Counsellor(Information):
VENEZUELA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
YUGOSLAVIA-
Counsellor:
Counsellor(Commercial):
ZAMBIA:
ZIMBABWE-
CONSUL-GENERALS
Consul-General, Alexandria:
Consul-General, Algiers:
Consul-General, Amsterdam:
Consul-General, Barcelona:
Consul-General, Beirut:
Consul-General, Boston:
Consul-General, Brisbane:
Consul-General, Budapest:
Consul-General, Casablanca:
Consul-General, Detroit(from 1945 until 195 and from 1958 until 1979):
Consul-General, Istanbul:
Consul-General, Jerusalem:
Consul-General, Kobe/Osaka-Kobe:
Consul-General, Lisbon:
Consul-General, Munich:
Consul-General, Paris:
Consul-General, Salonica:
Consul-General, Tunis:
Consul-General, Zagreb(from 1939 until 1941 and from 1945 until 1985):