List of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Chile
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Chile is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Chile
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Chile. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Chile.
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 Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, 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 Chile. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Chile.
Chargés d'Affaires and Consul-General
- 1841–1847: Colonel John WalpoleJohn WalpoleColonel John Walpole was a soldier and diplomat, a younger son of Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford.He served with the Guards during the Peninsular War, and was wounded at the Siege of Burgos. He was Member of Parliament for King's Lynn from 1822 to 1831...
- 1849–1853: Stephen Henry Sullivan
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Chile
- 1905–1907: Albert Stewart Raikes
- 1907–1913: Sir Brooke Boothby, BtSir Brooke Boothby, 10th BaronetSir Brooke Boothby, 10th Baronet was a British baronet and diplomat.Born at Welwyn Rectory in Hertfordshire, he was the son of Sir Brooke Boothby, 9th Baronet. His mother was Martha Serena Boothby, the eldest daughter of Charles, in turn younger son of Sir William Bootby, 7th Baronet. He succeeded...
Ambassadors to Chile
- 1913–1919: Sir Francis StrongeFrancis StrongeSir Francis William Stronge KCMG , was a senior British diplomat and the second son of Sir John Calvert Stronge and Lady Margaret Stronge...
- 1928–1930: Archibald Clark Kerr
- 1949–1951: Sir Bertrand Jerram
- 1951–1954: Sir Charles Norman Stirling
- 1955-1958: Sir Charles Empson
- 1961–1966: Sir Robert David John Scott Fox
- 1966–1970: Sir Frederick MasonFrederick MasonSir Frederick Cecil Mason KCVO CMG was a British diplomat, who served as ambassador to Chile and the United Nations.- External links :*...
- 1973–1976: Sir Reginald SecondéReginald SecondéSir Reginald Louis Secondé, KCMG, CVO was HM British Ambassador to Chile, Romania and Venezela. He is the son of Lt-Colonel Emile Charles Secondé and Dorothy Kathleen . On 4 June 1951, he married Catherine Penelope Sneyd-Kynnersley .He was educated at Beaumont and King's College, Cambridge...
- 1976–1981: (No representation)
- 1981–1982: John Heath
- 1982–1987: John Hickman
- 1987–1990: Alan White
- 1990–1993: Richard Alvin Neilson
- 1993–1997: Frank Basil Wheeler
- 1997–2000: Madelaine Glynne Dervel Evans
- 2000–2003: Leo Gregory Faulkner
- 2003–2005: Richard Denys Wilkinson
- 2005–2009: Howard Ronald DrakeHoward DrakeHoward Ronald Drake, OBE, is the current British High Commissioner to Jamaica. He was appointed in January 2010.- Career :* 1981–1983: Vice-Consul Commercial, Los Angeles, United States* 1985–1988: Second Secretary Political, Santiago, Chile...
- 2009–present: Jon BenjaminJon Benjamin (diplomat)Jon Benjamin is the current British Ambassador to Chile and a former Head of Human Rights at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.-Background and education:Jon Benjamin was brought up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, attending Slough Grammar School...