List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Iraq

The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Iraq is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Iraq, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Iraq. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioner for Iraq (and Commander-in-Chief, from 1922)

1920–1923: Sir Percy Cox^[1]
1923–1929: Sir Henry Dobbs^[2]
1929: Sir Gilbert Clayton^[3]
1929–1932: Sir Francis Humphrys^[4]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Iraq

1932–1935: Sir Francis Humphrys
1935–1937: Sir Archibald Clark Kerr
1937–1939: Sir Maurice Peterson
1939–1941: Sir Basil Newton
1941–1945: Sir Kinahan Cornwallis
1945–1948: Sir Hugh Stonehewer-Bird
1948–1951: Sir Henry Mack^[5]
1951–1954: Sir John Troutbeck^[6]
1954–1958: Sir Michael Wright^[7]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Iraq

1958–1961: Sir Humphrey Trevelyan
1961–1965: Sir Roger Allen
1965–1967: Sir Richard Beaumont^[8]
1967–1968: Break in diplomatic relations due to the Six-Day War^[9]
1968–1969: Trefor Evans^[10]
1969–1971: Glencairn Balfour Paul
1971–1974: Break in diplomatic relations following Iran's seizure of the Tunb islands
1974–1977: John Graham
1977–1980: Alexander Stirling
1980–1982: Stephen Egerton
1982–1985: Sir John Moberly
1985–1989: Terence Clark
1990–1991: Sir Harold Walker
1991–2004: Break in diplomatic relations following the First Gulf War
2004–2005: Edward Chaplin
2005–2006: William Patey
2006–2007: Dominic Asquith
2007–2009: Christopher Prentice
2009–2011: John Jenkins
2011–2012: Michael Aron
2012–2014: Simon Paul Collis
2014–2017: Frank Baker^[11]
2017–2019: Jonathan Wilks^[12]
2019–2021: Stephen Hickey
2021–2023: Mark Bryson-Richardson^[13]
2023–present^[update]: Stephen Hitchen^[14]

References

^ "No. 32583". The London Gazette. 20 January 1922. p. 550.
^ "No. 32865". The London Gazette. 25 September 1923. p. 6425.
^ "No. 33485". The London Gazette. 12 April 1929. p. 2434.
^ "No. 33556". The London Gazette. 29 November 1929. p. 7780.
^ MACK, Sir (William) Henry (Bradshaw), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012
^ TROUTBECK, Sir John Monro, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012
^ WRIGHT, Sir Michael (Robert), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012
^ "No. 43803". The London Gazette. 29 October 1965. p. 10076.
^ "Sir Richard Beaumont". The Daily Telegraph. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
^ "No. 44622". The London Gazette. 27 June 1968. p. 7173.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 29 August 2014.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 26 July 2017.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq: Mark Bryson-Richardson". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq: Stephen Hitchen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

Iraq and the UK , gov.uk

[1] "No. 32583". The London Gazette. 20 January 1922. p. 550.

[2] "No. 32865". The London Gazette. 25 September 1923. p. 6425.

[3] "No. 33485". The London Gazette. 12 April 1929. p. 2434.

[4] "No. 33556". The London Gazette. 29 November 1929. p. 7780.

[5] MACK, Sir (William) Henry (Bradshaw), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012

[6] TROUTBECK, Sir John Monro, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012

[7] WRIGHT, Sir Michael (Robert), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 22 July 2012

[8] "No. 43803". The London Gazette. 29 October 1965. p. 10076.

[9] "Sir Richard Beaumont". The Daily Telegraph. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2009.

[10] "No. 44622". The London Gazette. 27 June 1968. p. 7173.

[11] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 29 August 2014.

[12] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 26 July 2017.

[13] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq: Mark Bryson-Richardson". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

[14] "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq: Stephen Hitchen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

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