List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Greece
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Greece is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Greece
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Greece. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic.
Break in diplomatic relations
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 Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, 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 Greece. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Greece
- 1828: Stratford CanningStratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de RedcliffeStratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe KG GCB PC , was a British diplomat and politician, best known as the longtime British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire...
- 1833–1835: Edward James Dawkins
- 1835–1849: Sir Edmund Lyons, BtEdmund Lyons, 1st Baron LyonsAdmiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet...
- 1849–1862: Thomas WyseThomas WyseSir Thomas Wyse KCB , an Irish politician and diplomat, belonged to a family claiming descent from a Devon man, Andrew Wyse, who is said to have crossed over to Ireland during the reign of Henry II and obtained lands near Waterford, of which city thirty-three members of the family are said to have...
(knighted 1857)
- 1860–1861: William Eliot, Lord EliotWilliam Eliot, 4th Earl of St GermansWilliam Gordon Cornwallis Eliot, 4th Earl of St Germans , known as Lord Eliot from 1864 to 1877, was a British diplomat and Liberal politician.-Life and career:...
(chargé d'affaires)- 1862–1864: Peter Campbell ScarlettPeter Campbell ScarlettPeter Campbell Scarlett CB, DL , styled The Honourable from 1830, was a British diplomat.-Background:...
- 1864–1872: Hon. Edward Erskine
- 1862–1864: Peter Campbell Scarlett
- 1884–1888: Sir Horace Rumbold, Bt
- 1888-1892: Hon. Edmund MonsonSir Edmund Monson, 1st BaronetSir Edmund John Monson, 1st Baronet GCMG, PC was a British diplomat.-Background and education:Monson was born at Seal, Kent the third son of William John Monson, 6th Baron Monson...
- 1892-1903: Edwin Henry Egerton
- 1903–1916: Sir Francis Elliot
- 1916–1917: Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl GranvilleGranville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl GranvilleGranville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville GCMG GCVO PC was a British diplomat.The eldest son of the 2nd Earl Granville, Leveson-Gower was educated at Eton and joined the diplomatic service in 1893 as an attaché to Berlin...
- 1921–1922: Sir Francis LindleyFrancis Oswald LindleySir Francis Oswald Lindley CB, CBE, PC, KCMG was a British diplomat, HM Consul-General in Russia, 1919, British High Commissioner in Vienna, 1919 to 1920, Ambassador to Austria, 1920 to 1921, Ambassador to Greece, 1922 to 1923, Minister in Oslo, 1923 to 1929; Ambassador to Portugal, 1929 to 1931,...
Break in diplomatic relations
- 1924–1926: Sir Milne CheethamMilne CheethamSir Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham, KCMG was a British diplomat.Born in Preston, he was educated at Rossall School, from which he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford. He studied classics at Oxford, after which he entered the diplomatic service...
- 1926–1929: Sir Percy Loraine, BtSir Percy Loraine, 12th BaronetSir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet, KCMG, PC was a British diplomat.Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, Loraine fought in the Second Boer War in Southern Africa. In 1904, he joined the foreign service. He first served in the Middle East, at the British missions in Istanbul and Tehran,...
- 1929–1933: Hon. Patrick Ramsay
- 1933–1939: Sir Sydney WaterlowSydney Waterlow (diplomat)Sir Sydney Philip Perigal Waterlow was a British diplomat, Ambassador to Greece from 1933 to 1939.-Life:...
- 1939– : Sir (Charles) Michael Palairet
Ambassadors
- 1943–1946: Sir Reginald LeeperReginald LeeperSir Reginald Wildig Allen Leeper was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the founder of the British Council....
- 1946-1951 Sir Clifford John Norton (1891-1990)
- 1951– : Sir Charles Peake
- 1957– : Sir Roger Allen
- 1962–1967: Sir Ralph MurrayRalph MurraySir Francis Ralph Hay Murray KCMG, CB , was a British journalist, radio broadcaster and diplomat.-Background and education:...
- 1967–1971: Sir Michael Stewart
- 1971– : Sir Robin Hooper
- 1974–1978 : Brooks RichardsBrooks RichardsSir Francis "Brooks" Richards, KCMG, DSO, DSC , was a British diplomat and, during the Second World War, a director of operations for the Special Operations Executive. He married Hazel Williams in 1941 - she was the daughter of Lt-Col. Stanley Price Williams, Indian Army, who was also an SOE officer...
- 1978—1982: :ru:Иэн Сазерленд
- 1982–1985: Sir Peregrine Rhodes
- 1985–1989: Sir Jeremy Thomas
- 1989–1993: Sir David Miers
- 1993–1996: Oliver MilesOliver MilesRichard Oliver Miles is a retired British Ambassador. He is chairman of the international business development company MEC International.-Background:...
- 1996–1999: Michael Llewellyn Smith
- 1999–2004: Sir David Madden
- 2004–2008: Simon GassSimon GassSir Simon Lawrance Gass KCMG CVO is a British diplomat and the current NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.- As Ambassador in Iran:He was also British Ambassador to Iran...
- 2008–present: David LandsmanDavid LandsmanDavid Landsman OBE is a diplomat and is currently the British Ambassador to Greece.-Career:Landsman gained a PhD in linguistics from Clare College, Cambridge. He joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1990, and worked in the Southern European Department. In 1997 he become Deputy Head of...