The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Somalia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
On 25 April 2013, Britain re-opened its embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with British First Secretary of State William Hague attending the opening ceremony.[1] On 6 June 2013, the British authorities appointed Neil Wigan as the new British Ambassador to Somalia, succeeding Matt Baugh.[2]
Kate Foster became the ambassador in February 2021.[3]
Ambassadors
edit- 1960–1961: Thomas Bromley[4]
- 1961–1963: Lancelot Pyman[5]
- 1963–1968: Diplomatic relations broken over the Northern Frontier District[6]
- 1968–1970: Stephen Whitwell[7]
- 1970–1973: James Bourn[8][9]
- 1973–1976: John Shaw[10]
- 1977–1980: Henry Brind[11]
- 1980–1983: Michael Purcell[12]
- 1983–1987: William Fullerton[13]
- 1987–1989: Jeremy Varcoe[14]
- 1989–1990: Ian McCluney[15]
- 1991–2012: British Embassy in Mogadishu evacuated 6 January 1991 after collapse of Siad Barre administration and start of the civil war; relations maintained through the UK diplomatic office in Nairobi[1]
- 2012–2013: Matt Baugh[16]
- 2013–2015: Neil Wigan[17]
- 2015–2016: Harriet Mathews
- 2017–2019: David Concar[18][19]
- 2019–2021: Ben Fender[20]
- 2021–2023: Kate Foster[3]
- 2023-present: Holly Tett
References
edit- ^ a b "Britain Re-opens Embassy in Somalia". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ a b News, Mirage (4 January 2021). "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster | Mirage News". www.miragenews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "No. 42346". The London Gazette. 5 May 1961. p. 3339.
- ^ "No. 42623". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 March 1962. p. 2145.
- ^ Diplomatic Relations broken with Britain, Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 9, June 1963
- ^ "No. 44554". The London Gazette. 26 March 1968. p. 3557.
- ^ "No. 45216". The London Gazette. 20 October 1970. p. 11475.
- ^ BOURN, James, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ "No. 46121". The London Gazette. 6 November 1973. p. 13192.
- ^ BRIND, (Arthur) Henry, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ PURCELL, (Robert) Michael, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ FULLERTON, William Hugh, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ VARCOE, Jeremy Richard Lovering Grosvenor, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ McCLUNEY, Ian, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
- ^ UK appoints first ambassador to Somalia in 21 years, The Guardian, London, 2 February 2012
- ^ Neil Wigan, gov.uk
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 November 2016.
- ^ "New UK ambassador to Somalia arrives in Mogadishu". Hiiraan Online. 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia: February 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 January 2019.
External links
edit- UK and Somalia, gov.uk