List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom

The following is the list of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom, or more formally, to the Court of St James's. High Commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states. Note that some diplomats are accredited by, or to, more than one country.

Current Ambassadors to London

Sending country	Presentation of the credentials	Location of resident embassy	Ambassador
Afghanistan	7 August 2012	London, UK	Dr.Mohammad Daud Yaad (Ambassador)
Albania	17 February 2012	London, UK	Mal Berisha (Chargé)
Algeria	17 December 2010	London, UK	Amar Abba
Andorra	16 June 2009	London, UK	Eva Descarrega Garcia (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Angola	9 February 2012	London, UK	Miguel Gaspar Gernandes Neto
Antigua and Barbuda	3 October 2004	London, UK	Carl Roberts (High Commissioner)
Argentina	16 March 2012	London, UK	Alicia Castro
Armenia	12 September 2011	London, UK	Karine Kazinian
Australia	1 February 2013	London, UK	Mike Rann (High Commissioner)
Austria	19 January 2015	London, UK	Martin Eichtinger
Azerbaijan	21 September 2007	London, UK	Fakhraddin Gurbanov
Bahamas	2 February 2008	London, UK	Paul H. Farquharson (High Commissioner)
Bahrain	19 September 2011	London, UK	Alice Thomas Samaan
Bangladesh	9 June 2009	London, UK	Mohammad Sayeedur Rahman Khan (High Commissioner)
Barbados	1 September 2008	London, UK	Hugh Anthony Arthur (High Commissioner)
Belarus	13 November 2006	London, UK	Aleksandr Mikhnevich
Belgium	17 January 2010	London, UK	Johan Verbeke
Belize	17 January 2010	London, UK	Kamela Palma (High Commissioner)
Benin	1 November 2008	Paris, France	Albert Agossou
Bolivia	30 September 2011	London, UK	Eduardo Dazo (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	9 December 2008	London, UK	Jadranka Negodic
Botswana	29 December 1998	London, UK	Roy Warren Blackbeard (High Commissioner)
Brazil	11 August 2010	London, UK	Roberto Jaguaribe
Brunei	1 November 2010	London, UK	Mohd Aziyan bin Abdullah (High Commissioner)
Bulgaria	19 March 2012	London, UK	Konstantin Stefanov Dimitrov
Burkina Faso		Brussels, Belgium	Pascasie Minani (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Burundi	15 February 2012	London, UK	Bernard Ntahiraja (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Cambodia	11 October 2004	London, UK	Hor Nambora
Cameroon	3 October 2008	London, UK	Nkwelle Ekaney (High Commissioner)
Canada	15 September 2011	London, UK	Gordon Campbell (High Commissioner)
Cape Verde	13 July 2010	Brussels, Belgium	Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas (Chargé d’Affaires a.i.)
Central African Republic	14 July 2009	Paris, France	Jean Willybiro Sako
Chad	28 April 2011	Brussels, Belgium	Ahmat Awad Sakine
Chile	20 September 2010	London, UK	Tomas Eduardo Müller Sproat
China	28 February 2010	London, UK	Liu Xiaoming
Colombia	10 October 2009	London, UK	José Mauricio Rodríguez Múnera
Comoros		London, UK	vacant
Congo	27 July 1999	Paris, France	Henri Marie Joseph Lopes
Costa Rica	9 January 2007	London, UK	Pilar Saborío Rocafort
Côte d'Ivoire	5 August 2011	London, UK	Claude Stanislaus Bouah-Kamon
Croatia	27 March 2009	London, UK	Ivica Tomić
Cuba	12 October 2010	London, UK	Esther Gloria Armenteros Cárdenas
Cyprus	16 August 2008	London, UK	Alexandros N. Zenon (High Commissioner)
Czech Republic	2 October 2009	London, UK	Michael Žantovský
Democratic Republic of Congo	24 August 2009	London, UK	Barnabé Kikaya Bin Karubi
Denmark	29 August 2011	London, UK	Anne Hedensted Steffensen
Djibouti	21 March 2005	Paris, France	Rachad Farah
Dominica	19 April 2010	London, UK	Janet Charles (Acting High Commissioner)
Dominican Republic	14 July 2011	London, UK	Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo
Ecuador	5 March 2010	London, UK	Anita Albán Mora
Egypt	2 December 2008	London, UK	Hatem Seif el Nasr
El Salvador	18 December 2009	London, UK	Werner Matías Romero
Equatorial Guinea	10 November 12	London, UK	Mari-Cruz Evuna Andeme
Eritrea	21 November 2007	London, UK	Tesfamicael Ogbaghiorghis
Estonia	30 August 2010	London, UK	Aino Lepik von Wirén
Ethiopia	13 March 2006	London, UK	Ato Berhanu Kebede
Fiji	25 September 2011	London, UK	Solo Mara (High Commissioner)
Finland	2 December 2015	London, UK	Päivi Luostarinen
France	4 April 2011	London, UK	Bernard Émié
Gabon	27 February 2009	London, UK	Omer Piankali
Gambia	20 August 2007	London, UK	Elizabeth Ya Eli Harding (High Commissioner)
Georgia	7 April 2009	London, UK	Giorgi Badridze
Germany	3 July 2008	London, UK	Georg Boomgaarden
Ghana	27 September 2009	London, UK	Kwaku Danso-Boafo (High Commissioner)
Greece	15 January 2012	London, UK	Konstantinos Bikas
Grenada	29 October 2008	London, UK	Ruth Rouse (High Commissioner)
Guatemala	5 January 2010	London, UK	Acisclo Valladares Molina
Guinea	18 February 2011	London, UK	Dondo Sylla (Chargé d´Affaires a. i.)
Guinea-Bissau		Paris, France	vacant
Guyana	16 July 1993	London, UK	Laleshwar Singh (High Commissioner)
Holy See	21 February 2011	London, UK	Antonio Mennini (Apostolic Nuncio)
Honduras	22 January 2008	London, UK	Ivan Romero-Martinez
Hungary	31 January 2011	London, UK	János Csák
Iceland	5 October 2009	London, UK	Benedikt Jónsson
India	9 December 2013	London, UK	Ranjan Mathai (High Commissioner)
Indonesia	1 February 2012	London, UK	Teuku Mohammad Hamzah Thayeb
Iran		London, UK	vacant
Iraq	8 August 2011	London, UK	Muhieddin Hussien Abdullah Al-Taaie (Chargé d´Affaires a. i.)
Ireland	11 December 2013	London, UK	Daniel Mulhall
Israel	5 September 2011	London, UK	Daniel Taub
Italy	8 April 2010	London, UK	Alain Giorgio Maria Economides
Jamaica	24 May 2012	London, UK	Joan Thomas Edwards (High Commissioner)
Japan	21 January 2011	London, UK	Keiichi Hayashi
Jordan	17 June 2011	London, UK	Mazen Kemal al-Homoud
Kazakhstan	5 November 2009	London, UK	Ephraim Waweru Ngare
Kenya	5 November 2009	London, UK	Kennedy Nyauncho Osinde (High Commissioner)
Kosovo	21 October 2008	London, UK	Muhamet Hamiti
Kuwait	29 April 1993	London, UK	Khaled Al Duwaisa
Kyrgyzstan	22 December 2010	London, UK	Baktygul Kalambekova
Laos	18 October 2011	Paris, France	Khouanta Phalivong
Latvia	28 August 2009	London, UK	Eduards Stiprais
Lebanon	9 June 2008	London, UK	Inaam Osseiran
Lesotho	28 December 2011	London, UK	Teboho Mohapi (Acting High Commissioner)
Liberia	12 April 2007	London, UK	Wesley Momo Johnson
Libya	30 July 2011	London, UK	Mahmud Nauca (Chargé d´Affaires a. i.)
Lithuania	20 May 2009	London, UK	Oskaras Jusys
Luxembourg	27 October 2011	London, UK	Alphonse Berns
Macedonia	31 May 2012	London, UK	Mile Prangoski (Chargé)
Madagascar		London, UK	vacant
Malawi	18 May 2011	London, UK	James Ali (Chargé d´Affaires a. i.)
Malaysia	November 2014	London, UK	H.E. Ahmad Rasidi Hazizi (High Commissioner)
Maldives	13 February 2012	London, UK	Naushad Waheed (Acting High Commissioner)
Mali	23 September 2003	London, UK	Ibrahim Bocar Ba
Malta	25 April 2009	London, UK	Joseph Zammit Tabona (High Commissioner)
Mauritania		Paris, France	vacant
Mauritius	5 December 2005	London, UK	Abhimanu Mahendra Kundasamy (High Commissioner)
Mexico	13 May 2014	London, UK	Diego Gómez Pickering
Moldova	14 December 2011	London, UK	Iulian Fruntaşu
Monaco	12 January 2010	London, UK	Evelyne Genta
Mongolia	22 May 2008	London, UK	Bulgaa Altangerel
Montenegro	27 March 2011	London, UK	Ljubiša Stanković
Morocco	10 February 2009	London, UK	Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Mozambique	20 September 2011	London, UK	Carlos dos Santos (High Commissioner)
Myanmar	26 February 2011	London, UK	Kyaw Myo Htut
Namibia	27 July 2006	London, UK	George Mbanga Liswaniso (High Commissioner)
Nauru			vacant
Nepal	26 January 2010	London, UK	Suresh Chandra Chalise
Netherlands	2 January 2007	London, UK	Pieter Willem Waldeck
New Zealand	28 March 2008	London, UK	Lockwood Smith (High Commissioner)
Nicaragua	17 May 2010	The Hague, Netherlands	Carlos J. Argüello-Gómez
Niger	3 November 2003	Paris, France	Adamou Seydou
Nigeria	12 April 2008	London, UK	Dalhaltu S. Tafida (High Commissioner)
North Korea	5 January 2012	London, UK	Hyon Hak Bong
Norway	28 August 2010	London, UK	Kim Traavik
Oman	12 November 2009	London, UK	Abdul Aziz Al Hinai
Pakistan	22 June 2008	London, UK	Syed Ibne Abbas (High Commissioner)
Palestine	18 August 2010	London, UK	Manuel S. Hassassian (General Delegate)
Panama	11 November 2011	London, UK	Ana Irene Delgado
Papua New Guinea	24 August 2011	London, UK	Winnie Anna Kiap (High Commissioner)
Paraguay	14 December 2009	London, UK	Miguel Angel Solano López Casco
Peru	30 March 2012	London, UK	Julio Muñoz-Deacon
Philippines	4 October 2011	London, UK	Enrique A. Manalo
Poland	3 November 2006	London, UK	Witold Sobków
Portugal	19 January 2011	London, UK	Joao de Vallera
Qatar	23 October 2014	London, UK	Mr Yousef Ali Al-Khater
Romania	7 March 2008	London, UK	Ion Jinga
Russia	31 January 2011	London, UK	Alexander Yakovenko
Rwanda	6 March 2010	London, UK	Ernest Rwamucyo (High Commissioner)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	12 January 2011	London, UK	Kevin Monroe Isaac (High Commissioner)
Saint Lucia	3 May 2008	London, UK	Eldridge Stephens (High Commissioner)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	24 April 2001	London, UK	Cenio E. Lewis (High Commissioner)
Samoa	30 January 2012	Brussels, Belgium	Amorette Posini (Acting High Commissioner)
San Marino		City of San Marino, San Marino	vacant
Sao Tome and Principe	2002	Brussels, Belgium	Armindo de Brito Fernandes (Acting High Commissioner)
Saudi Arabia	5 December 2005	London, UK	Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud
Senegal	4 December 2007	London, UK	Abdou Sourang
Serbia	5 December 2008	London, UK	Dejan Popovic
Seychelles	30 June 2012	London, UK	Bernard Silver (Acting High Commissioner)
Sierra Leone	9 January 2010	London, UK	Edward Mohamed Turay (High Commissioner)
Singapore	22 August 2011	London, UK	Thambynathan Jasudasen (High Commissioner)
Slovakia	28 March 2011	London, UK	Miroslav Wlachovský
Slovenia	2 February 2009	London, UK	Iztok Jarc
Solomon Islands	30 June 2006	Brussels, Belgium	Joseph Ma'ahanua (High Commissioner)
South Africa	24 September 2009	London, UK	Zola Sidney Themba Skweyiya (High Commissioner)
South Korea	18 February 2010	London, UK	Choo Kyu Ho
South Sudan	14 May 2012	London, UK	Chol Mawud Unguec Ajongo (Chargé)
Spain	16 May 2012	London, UK	Frederico Trillo-Figueroa y Martínez-Conde
Sri Lanka	30 August 2011	London, UK	Chris Nonis (High Commissioner)
Sudan	10 August 2010	London, UK	Abdullahi AlAzreg
Suriname	18 February 2012	The Hague, Netherlands	Harvey Harold Naarendorp
Swaziland	28 July 2010	London, UK	Dumsile Thandi Sukati (High Commissioner)
Sweden	3 June 2010	London, UK	Nicola Clase
Switzerland	2 August 2010	London, UK	Anton Thalmann
Syria	11 March 2012	London, UK	Ghassan Dalla (Chargé)
Tajikistan	16 May 2008	London, UK	Erkin Kasymov
Tanzania	19 August 2010	London, UK	Peter Kallaghe (High Commissioner)
Thailand	26 March 2007	London, UK	Kitti Wasinondh
Togo	6 June 2011	Paris, France	Calixte Madjoulba
Tonga	15 January 2006	London, UK	Sione Ngongo Kioa (High Commissioner)
Trinidad and Tobago	5 December 2010	London, UK	Garvin Edward Timothy Nicholas (High Commissioner)
Tunisia	17 September 2010	London, UK	Hatem Atallah
Turkey	15 July 2010	London, UK	Ahmet Ünal Ҫeviköz
Turkmenistan	2 July 2003	London, UK	Yazmurad N Seryaev
Tuvalu		London, UK	vacant
Uganda	17 March 2006	London, UK	Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda (High Commissioner)
Ukraine	31 August 2010	London, UK	Volodymyr Khandogiy
United Arab Emirates	20 April 2009	London, UK	Ghanim Al Mutaiwee
United States	4 December 2013	London, UK	Matthew Barzun[1]
Uruguay	16 September 2009	London, UK	Julio Moreira Morán
Uzbekistan	17 October 2007	London, UK	Otabek Akbarov
Vanuatu	11 April 2011	Brussels, Belgium	Roy Mickey Joy (High Commissioner)
Venezuela	9 November 2007	London, UK	Samuel Moncada
Vietnam	13 April 2011	London, UK	Vu Quang Minh
Yemen	28 September 2010	London, UK	Abdulla Ali Mohamed Al-Radhi
Zambia	2 January 2012	London, UK	Bizwayo Nkunika (High Commissioner)
Zimbabwe	31 October 2005	London, UK	Gabriel Mharadze Machinga

See also

• Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
• List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
• List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom

References

• "HEADS OF MISSION AND THEIR SPOUSES" (PDF). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
• "Order of Precedence" (PDF). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. January 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
• "THE LONDON DIPLOMATIC LIST" (PDF). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. April 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.

1. Matthew Barzun