List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Malta
Encyclopedia
Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations
typically exchange High Commissioner
s, rather than Ambassador
s. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to Malta
.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
typically exchange High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
s, rather than Ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
s. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
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- 1962–1965: Sir Edward Wakefield, Bt.Edward WakefieldSir Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, 1st Baronet CIE was a British civil servant and Conservative Party politician....
(Commissioner from 1962-64) - 1967–1970: Geofroy Tory
- 1972–1974: Sir John MoretonJohn MoretonSir John Oscar Moreton, KCMG KCVO MC , is a former British diplomat.-Early life:Moreton was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and Trinity College.He served in the Second World War, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1944....
- 1985–1987: Stanley Duncan
- 1988–1991: Brian HitchBrian HitchBrian Hitch was a British diplomat, academic and musician who was High Commissioner to Malta between 1988 and 1991. Born in Wisbech, he attended Wisbech Grammar School, where he attained the Holmes Scholarship to Magdalene College, Cambridge...
- 1991–1994: Sir Peter Wallis
- 1995–1999: Graham Archer
- 1999–2002: Howard PearceHoward PearceHis Excellency Howard John Stredder Pearce, CVO was Governor of the Falkland Islands and Civil Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands until July 2006. He assumed both positions on 3 December 2002. Before his appointment, Pearce was High Commissioner to Malta from 1999 to 2002...
- 2002–2006: Sir Vincent FeanVincent FeanSir Vincent Fean, KCVO , is a British diplomat.-Early life:Fean was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at St Theodore's RC High School in the town, and later the University of Sheffield.-Diplomatic career:...
- 2006–2008: Nicholas Archer
- 2009– : Louise Stanton