List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Armenia
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Armenia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Armenia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Yerevan. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia.
The UK recognised Armenia on 31 December 1991, and diplomatic relations were established on 20 January 1992 when the then ambassador to Russia, Sir Brian Fall, was also accredited to Armenia. The British Embassy in Yerevan was opened in July 1995.
Ambassadors to Armenia
- 1992–1995: Sir Brian Fall (non-resident)
- 1995–1997: David Miller[1]
- 1997–1999: John Mitchiner
- 1999–2002: Timothy Marschall Jones
- 2003–2005: Thorda Abbott-Watt
- 2006–2008: Anthony Cantor
- 2008–2012: Charles Lonsdale
- 2012–2014: Jonathan Aves and Katherine Leach (joint appointment, alternating)[2]
- 2014–2015: Katherine Leach[3]
- 2015–present: Judith Farnworth[4]
References
- ↑ Previous Ambassadors at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 February 2013), British Embassy Yerevan
- ↑ The Ambassadors' biographies at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 February 2013), British Embassy Yerevan
- ↑ British Ambassador to Armenia, Katherine Leach at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 August 2015), gov.uk
- ↑ "British Ambassador to Armenia, Judith Margaret Farnworth". gov.uk.
External links
- UK and Armenia, gov.uk
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