List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Ethiopia
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Addis Ababa
.
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 Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, 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 Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia...
.
Ambassadors
- 1949–1951: Daniel LascellesDaniel LascellesDaniel William Lascelles KCMG was a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.-Early life:Daniel William Lascelles was the son of Hon. William Horace Lascelles and Madeline Barton...
- 1952–1956: Douglas Busk
- 1956–1959: Geoffrey Furlonge
- 1959–1962: Denis Wright
- 1962–1966: Sir John Russell
- 1966–1969: Thomas Eardley Bromley
- 1969–1972: Alan CampbellAlan Campbell (diplomat)Sir Alan Hugh Campbell GCMG was a British diplomat. He was British ambassador to Ethiopia from 1969 to 1972 and to Italy from 1976 to 1979, and also held senior posts in the Foreign Office in London....
- 1972–1975: Willie MorrisWillie Morris (diplomat)Sir Willie Morris KCMG was a British diplomat from Yorkshire. He joined the Foreign Office in 1947 and retired in 1979. He spent most of his career in the Middle East, and served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Saudi Arabia , Ethiopia and Egypt...
- 1975–1978: Derek Day
- 1979–1982: Robert Tesh
- 1982–1986: Brian BarderBrian BarderSir Brian Leon Barder, KCMG is a retired British diplomat; and subsequently blogger and civil liberties advocate.-Life and career:Brian Barder was born in Bristol, the son of Harry and Vivien Barder...
- 1986–1990: Harold Berners WalkerHarold Berners WalkerSir Harold Berners Walker, KCMG is a former British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Bahrain , the United Arab Emirates , Ethiopia and finally Iraq .-Early life:...
- 1990–1994: James Glaze
- 1994–1997: Robin Christopher
- 1997–2000: Gordon WetherellGordon WetherellGordon Geoffrey Wetherell, CMG is a British diplomat who was the former Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was appointed on 5 August 2008, replacing Richard Tauwhare in the position...
- 2000–2004: Myles Wickstead
- 2004–2007: Robert DewarRobert DewarRobert Berriedale Keith Dewar is an American computer scientist.-Education:Dewar obtained his B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1964, and his Ph.D., also from the University of Chicago, in 1968.-Career:...
- 2008–2011:Norman Ling
- 2011–:Gregory Dorey