The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mali is the head of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in the Republic of Mali.
History
editMali gained independence from France in 1960. British ambassadors have been resident in Mali only from 1961 until 1965 and since 2012; from 1969 to 2012 the ambassador to Senegal was also accredited to Mali.
The British ambassador to Mali was also accredited to the Republic of Niger until 2020 when a resident Ambassador in Niger was established.[1]
Ambassadors
edit- 1961–1964: Martin Le Quesne
- 1964–1965: John Waterfield
- 1965–1969: Diplomatic relations severed
- 1969–2012: Combined with Senegal, see List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Senegal
- 2012–2014: Philip Boyle
- 2014–2016: Joanne Adamson[2]
- 2016–2018: Alice Walpole[3]
- 2018–2020: Catherine "Cat" Evans
- 2020–2021: Guy Warrington[4]
- 2021–2023: Barry Lowen[5]
- 2023–present: Katy Ransome[6]
References
edit- ^ "Foreign travel advice: Niger". gov.uk.
- ^ Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 3 April 2014
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali - February 2020" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali: Barry Lowen". GOV.UK (Press release). 21 December 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali: Katy Ransome". GOV.UK (Press release). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
External links
edit- UK and Mali, gov.uk