List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Turkey
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Turkey is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Turkey. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.
The current Ambassador His Excellency
David Reddaway
, CMG
, MBE
took office in 2009 by appointment of Queen Elizabeth II
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 the Republic of Turkey, 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 Turkey. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.
The current Ambassador His Excellency
Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style given to certain members of an organization or state.Usually, people styled "Excellency" are heads of state, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, certain ecclesiastics, royalty, aristocracy, and military, and others holding equivalent rank .It is...
David Reddaway
David Reddaway
David Norman Reddaway, CMG, MBE is the British ambassador to Turkey.-Biography:Before his appointment to Turkey in 2009, he was the British ambassador to Ireland....
, CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
took office in 2009 by appointment of Queen Elizabeth II
Ambassadors to Turkey
For the period up to foundation of the Turkish Republic see List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire.- 1920-1924 Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet?
- 1925–1926: Sir Ronald LindsayRonald LindsaySir Ronald Charles Lindsay , PC, CVO, GCB, KCMG, was a British civil servant and diplomat.He was born in 1877, the fifth son of James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford, and educated at Winchester College....
- 1926–1933: Sir George ClerkGeorge Clerk (diplomat)Sir George Russell Clerk PC GCMG CB was a British diplomat and Privy Counsellor who ended his career as Ambassador to France from 1934 to 1937, after seven years as Ambassador to Turkey and one as Ambassador to Belgium...
- 1933–1939: Sir Percy Loraine, 12th BaronetSir 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,...
- 1939–1944: Sir Hughe Knatchbull-HugessenHughe Knatchbull-HugessenSir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen KCMG was a British diplomat, civil servant and author.-Background and education:...
- 1949–1951: Sir Noel Hughes Havelock CharlesNoel CharlesSir Noel Hughes Havelock Charles, 3rd Baronet was a British diplomat.Charles was the younger son of Sir Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet, and succeeded his elder brother in the title in 1936. He served as British Ambassador to Brazil from 1941 to 1944 and as British Ambassador to Italy from 1944 to...
- 1951–1953: Sir Alexander Knox HelmAlexander Knox HelmSir Alexander Knox Helm, GBE, KCMG , British diplomat, was Ambassador to Turkey and the last Governor-General of the Sudan.-Early years:Born to W. H...
- 1954–1958: Sir James Bowker
- 1958–1962: Sir Bernard Alexander Brocas BurrowsBernard Alexander Brocas BurrowsSir Bernard Alexander Brocas Burrows was a British diplomat.Burrows studied at Eton College and Trinity College in Oxford. In 1934, after two years spent learning languages in France, Austria and Italy, he entered the Diplomatic Service...
- 1963–1967: Sir Denis Allen
- 1969–1973: Roderick Sarell
- 1972–1977: Sir Horace PhillipsHorace Phillips (diplomat)Sir Horace Phillips, KCMG was a British diplomat.After seven years in the Army in the second World War, he served in a number of postings in East Africa, the Middle East, and Indonesia from 1947 though 1977, the year he retired...
- 1977–1980: Derek Dodson
- 1980–1983: Sir Peter Laurence
- 1983–1986: Sir Mark RussellMark RussellMark Russell is an American political satirist/comedian. He also sings and plays the piano.-Biography:...
- 1986–1992: Sir Timothy DauntTimothy DauntSir Timothy Lewis Achilles Daunt KCMG is a retired diplomat and former Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man.-Career:...
- 1992–1995: Sir John GouldenJohn GouldenSir John Goulden, GCMG was the United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council and to the Western European Union from April 1995 until 2001...
- 1995–1997: Sir Kieran PrendergastKieran PrendergastSir Kieran Prendergast is a British diplomat and a former Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs at the United Nations....
- 1997–2001: Sir David Logan
- 2002–2006: Sir Peter WestmacottPeter WestmacottSir Peter John Westmacott, KCMG, LVO is a senior British diplomat, currently serving as HM Ambassador to the French Republic....
- 2006–2009: Nick BairdNick Baird-Career:He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1983, with his first foreign posting being to Kuwait in 1986 then to the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels in 1989 as First Secretary, which he again served as Counsellor from 1998 to 2002...
- 2009-present: David ReddawayDavid ReddawayDavid Norman Reddaway, CMG, MBE is the British ambassador to Turkey.-Biography:Before his appointment to Turkey in 2009, he was the British ambassador to Ireland....