List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Bolivia
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Bolivia is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Bolivia
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in La Paz
.
Diplomatic relations were suspended in October 1853.
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 Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, 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 La Paz
La Paz
Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of the La Paz Department, and the second largest city in the country after Santa Cruz de la Sierra...
.
Early diplomats
- 1837--1842: Belford Hinton Wilson Chargé d'Affaires
- 1842--1848: William Pitt Adams Chargé d'Affaires
- 1848--1851: Hon. Frederick BruceFrederick Wright-BruceSir Frederick Wright-Bruce, GCB was a British diplomat.Frederick Bruce was the youngest of the three sons of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and his second wife Elizabeth, youngest daughter of James Townshend Oswald of Dunnikier, Fife. He was born at Bromhall, Fife, on 14 April 1814, and on 9 Feb...
Chargé d'Affaires (Consul-General from 1847) - 1851--1853: John Augustus Lloyd Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General
Diplomatic relations were suspended in October 1853.
- 1903: William Nelthorpe Beauclerk (* 7 Apr 1849; † 5 Mar 1908)
Ambassadors
- 1947–1949: T. Ifor Rees
- 1947–1949: Sir John Lomax
- 1956–1960: Sir James Henderson
- 1960–1964: Gilbert Holliday
- 1964–1967: Sir Herbert Gamble
- 1967–1971: Ronald William Bailey
- 1971–1973: John Tahourdin
- 1977–1981: Adrian Buxton
- 1981–1985: Stanley Duncan
- 1985–1987: Alan White
- 1987–1989: Colum John Sharkey
- 1989–1991: Michael Daly
- 1991–1995: Mike Jackson
- 1995–1998: David Ridgway
- 1998–2001: Graham Minter
- 2001–2005: William Sinton
- 2005–2007: Peter Bateman
- 2007–present:Nigel Baker