British ambassador to Syria
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The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Syria is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Syria
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Syria. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Syria.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's foremost diplomatic representative
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 Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, 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 Syria. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Syria.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Syrian Arab Republic
- 1947–1950: Philip Mainwaring Broadmead
- 1950–1952: William Horace Montagu-Pollock
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Syrian Arab Republic
- 1952–1953: William Montagu-Pollock
- 1953–: Alfred John Gardener
- 1962–1964: Thomas Eardley Bromley
- 1964–1967: Trefor Ellis Evans
- 1973–1976: David Arthur Roberts
- 1976–1979: Albert James Macqueen Craig
- 1979–1981: Patrick Richard Henry WrightPatrick Wright, Baron Wright of RichmondPatrick Richard Henry Wright, Baron Wright of Richmond GCMG is a retired British diplomat and former Head of HM Diplomatic Service.-Background:Patrick Wright, the son of Herbert and Rachel Wright, was educated at Marlborough College...
- 1982–1984: Ivor Lucas
- 1984–1986: Roger Tomkys
- 1991–1994: Andrew Green
- 1994–1996: Adrian Sindall
- 1996–2000: Basil EastwoodBasil EastwoodBasil Eastwood is a previous British Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic and a previous British Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation . He has held posts in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany and Sudan .In 1998 he co-founded Cecily's Fund, a charity that helps Zambian orphans by funding...
- 2000–2003: Henry Hogger
- 2003–2006: Peter Ford
- 2006–2007: John Jenkins
- 2007–present: Simon CollisSimon Collis-Biography:Simon Collis was educated at King Edward VII School and Christ's College, Cambridge.-Career:He has held posts in Bahrain, Tunisia, India, Jordan, Dubai, and Basra...