List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Pakistan

Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The state of Pakistan was established on 14 August 1947 in the eastern and northwestern regions of British India. In 1972, Pakistan temporarily withdrew from the Commonwealth, and until it rejoined in 1989, the mission in Islamabad became an Embassy, headed by an Ambassador. The high commissioner is based at the British High Commission in Islamabad.

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Pakistan

1947–1951: Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith^[1]
1951–1954: Sir Gilbert Laithwaite^[1]
1954–1961: Sir Alexander Symon^[1]
1961–1965: 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
1994–1997: Sir Christopher MacRae
1997–2000: Sir David Dain
2000–2003: Sir Hilary Synnott
2003–2006: Sir Mark Lyall Grant
2006–2010: Robert Brinkley
2010–2013: Sir Adam Thomson
2014–2016: Philip Barton^[2]^[3]
2016-2019: Thomas Drew
2019–2022: Christian Turner^[4]
2022–2023: Andrew Dalgleish^[5]
2023-present: Jane Marriott

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "British Diplomats Directory" (PDF). Colin Mackie, gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
^ New British High Commissioner arrives in Pakistan, British High Commission Islamabad, 15 January 2014
^ Change of British High Commissioner, British High Commission Islamabad, 11 February 2016
^ Change of British High Commissioner to Pakistan, 19 August 2019
^ British envoy predicts resumption of high level visits between Pak, UK, The Nation, 22 January 2023, accessed 7 March 2023

External links

UK and Pakistan, gov.uk

[list-1] "British Diplomats Directory" (PDF). Colin Mackie, gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.

[2] New British High Commissioner arrives in Pakistan, British High Commission Islamabad, 15 January 2014

[barton-dep-3] Change of British High Commissioner, British High Commission Islamabad, 11 February 2016

[4] Change of British High Commissioner to Pakistan, 19 August 2019

[5] British envoy predicts resumption of high level visits between Pak, UK, The Nation, 22 January 2023, accessed 7 March 2023

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