List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Iraq
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Iraq is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Iraq
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Iraq. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq.
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 Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, 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 Iraq. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq.
Ambassadors to Iraq
- 1929-1935: Francis HumphrysFrancis HumphrysLieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Henry Humphrys, GCMG, GCVO, KBE, CIE was a colonial administrator, diplomat and cricketer....
- 1935–January 12, 1937: Archibald Clark Kerr, 1st Baron Inverchapel
- January 12, 1937–February 27, 1939: Maurice PetersonMaurice PetersonSir Maurice Drummond Peterson GCMG was a British diplomatist.Peterson entered the foreign service in 1913 and served from 1921 to 1922 as private secretary to Arthur Balfour during the Washington Naval Conference...
- May 3, 1939-1941: :de:Basil Cochrane Newton
- 1941-1945: Kinahan CornwallisKinahan CornwallisSir Kirnahan Cornwallis, GCMG, CBE, DSO was a British administrator and diplomat best known for being an advisor to King Faisal and for being the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Iraq during the Anglo-Iraqi War.-Biography:...
- 1945-1948: Sir Francis Hugh William Stonehewer-Bird, K.C.M.G., O.B.E.:
- 1948-1951: Sir William Henry Bradshaw Mack
- 1951-1955: Sir John Monroe Troutbeck
- 1955-1958: Sir Michael Robert Wright
- 1958–1961: Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan
- 1961–1965: :de:Roger Allen
- 1965–1967: Sir Richard BeaumontRichard Ashton BeaumontSir Richard Ashton Beaumont, KCMG, OBE was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world....
- 1967–1968 Break in diplomatic relations due to Six-Day WarSix-Day WarThe Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
- 1968–1969 Trefor Ellis Evans
- 1969–1972 Glencairn Balfour PaulGlencairn Balfour PaulGlencairn Balfour Paul CMG was the British Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia before becoming an academic at Exeter University....
- 1974–1977: John Graham
- 1977–1980: Alexander Stirling
- 1980–1982: Stephen EgertonStephen Egerton (diplomat)Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton KCMG was a British diplomat.Egerton was born in Indore, India, returning to England aged 11 to be educated at Eton College...
- 1982–1985: Sir John MoberlyJohn MoberlyJohn Cornelius Moberly was an English cricketer. Moberly was a right-handed batsman.Moberly was educated at Winchester College, where he represented the college cricket team in two non first-class matches against the Marylebone Cricket Club and Eton College.Moberly made his only first-class...
- 1985–1989: Terence Clark
- 1990–1991: Sir Harold 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:...
- 1991–2004: No ambassador, due to break in diplomatic relations.
- 2004–2005: Edward ChaplinEdward Chaplin (diplomat)Edward Graham Mellish Chaplin, CMG, OBE is a British diplomat, notable for serving as British ambassador in occupied Iraq from April 2004...
- 2005–2006: William PateyWilliam PateySir William Charters Patey KCMG is the British Ambassador to Afghanistan. Patey previously served as Ambassador to Sudan, Ambassador to Iraq and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.-Early life:...
- 2006–2007: Hon. Dominic AsquithDominic AsquithThe Honourable Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG is a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Iraq between 2006 and 2007 and has been British Ambassador to Egypt since 2007.-Background and education:...
- 2007–2009: Christopher PrenticeChristopher PrenticeChristopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.Prentice has been a British diplomat since 1977...
- 2009–2011: John Jenkins
- 2011–present: Michael Aron