List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Singapore
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 Singapore
.
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 Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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- 1959–1963: George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of SelkirkGeorge Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of SelkirkGroup Captain George "Geordie" Nigel Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, KT, GCMG, GBE, AFC, AE, PC, QC , was a Scottish nobleman and Conservative politician.-Early life:...
- 1970–1974: Sir Sam Falle
- 1974–1978: Peter Tripp
- 1978-1982: John Dunn Hennings CMG
- 1982–1985: Sir Peter Moon
- 1985-1987: Sir William Erskine Hamilton Whyte, KCMG, CMG (diplomat)
- 1987–1990: Sir Michael Pike
- 1990–1997: Gordon A. Duggan
- 1997–2001: Alan HuntAlan Hunt (diplomat)Alan Charles Hunt CMG is a former British diplomat.He was educated at Latymer Upper School and at the University of East Anglia, where he obtained a First Class Honours Degree in European Studies. Following a long career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office he served as British High Commissioner...
- 2000–2002: Sir Stephen Brown
- 2002: Alan Collins CMG
- 2007-2010 Paul Madden