Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations

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 Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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In 1972, Pakistan left the Commonwealth and until it rejoined in 1989, the mission became an Embassy, headed by an Ambassador.

High Commissioners to Pakistan

• 1962–1965: Sir Morrice James
• 1966–1971: Sir Cyril Pickard

Ambassadors to Pakistan

• 1972–1976: Sir Laurence Pumphrey
• 1976–1979: John Bushell
• 1979–1984: Sir Oliver Forster
• 1984–1987: Richard Fyjis-Walker
• 1987–1989: Nicholas Barrington

High Commissioners to Pakistan

• 1989–1994: Sir Nicholas Barrington
• 2000–2003: Sir Hilary Synnott
• 2003–2006: Sir Mark Lyall Grant
• 2006–: Robert Brinkley