List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Haiti

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Haiti is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Haiti.^[1] From 1913 to 1922, the head of mission in Cuba also served Haiti. The British Embassy in Port-au-Prince was closed in 1966 "for reasons of economy" and the High Commissioner to Jamaica in Kingston was appointed non-resident ambassador to Haiti.^[2] Responsibility for Haiti was transferred to the ambassador to the Dominican Republic in 1999.^[1] In June 2012 the British Foreign Secretary announced that the UK will open a new embassy in Haiti.^[3] The new embassy was opened in June 2013,^[4] but until 2015 the ambassador to the Dominican Republic remained ambassador to Haiti, with a deputy head of mission in Port-au-Prince. In 2015 a new, dedicated ambassador was appointed to Haiti, but still non-resident (she was married to the ambassador to the Dominican Republic and resided in Santo Domingo).^[5]

List of heads of mission

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Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

• –1859: Thomas Ussher^[6]

Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

• 1859– Thomas Ussher^[6]
• 1861–1872: Spenser St. John^[7][8]

Minister Resident and Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

• 1872– Spenser St. John^[8]
• 1874– Robert Stuart^[9]

Consul-General for the Republic of Hayti and its Dependencies

• 1912– Arthur Nightingale^[10]

Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Hayti

• 1913–1919: Stephen Leech^[11][12][13]
• 1919–1921: William Erskine^[11][13][14]

Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

• 1921–1922: Godfrey Haggard^[14][15]

Consul for the Republic of Hayti

• 1935–1938 Francis M. Shepherd^[11][16]
• 1938–1939: William R. Mackness^[11][17]
• 1939–1943: Reginald A.N. Hillyer^[11]
• 1943–1946: Alan A.L. Tuson^[11]
• 1946–1950: Augustus C. Routh^[11]
• 1950–1955: David J. Mill Irving^[11]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Port-au-Prince, and Consul-General for the Republic of Hayti

• 1955–1959: Sidney Simmonds^[11][18]
• 1960–1962: Gerard T. Corley Smith^[11][19]

Consul for the Republic of Haiti

• 1962– : Henry Niblock^[20]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Haiti

• 1966–1970: Dalton Murray CMG ^[11][21][22]
• 1970–1973: Sir Nick Larmour KCMG ^[11][21]
• 1973–1976: John Hennings CMG ^[11][21]
• 1976–1981: John Drinkall CMG ^[11][21]
• 1982–1984: Barry Smallman CMG CVO ^[11][21]
• 1984–1987: Sir Martin Reid KBE CMG ^[11][21]
• 1987–1989: Alan Payne CMG ^[11][21]
• 1989–1995: Derek Milton CMG ^[11][21]
• 1995–1999: Richard Thomas CMG ^[11][21]
• 1999–2002: David Gordon Ward^[11][23]
• 2002–2006: Andrew Richard Ashcroft^[11][23]
• 2006–2009: Ian Alan Worthington^[11][23]
• 2009–2015: Steven Fisher^[24]
• 2015–present: Sharon Campbell^[5]

References

• Mackie, Colin (January 2016). "British Diplomats Directory" (PDF).

1. "Previous ambassadors to the Dominican Republic and Haiti". Retrieved 2013-01-03.
2. British Embassy In Haiti To Close, The Times, London, 23 April 1966, page 17
3. Foreign Secretary meets Prime Minister of Haiti, Foreign & Commonwealth Office press release, 27 July 2012
4. Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire opens new British Embassy in Haiti, Foreign & Commonwealth Office press release, 12 June 2013
5. "Sharon Campbell, British Ambassador to Haiti". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. The London Gazette: no. 22264. p. 1987. 17 May 1859.
7. The London Gazette: no. 22619. p. 2101. 22 April 1861.
8. The London Gazette: no. 23934. p. 1. 3 January.
9. The London Gazette: no. 24154. p. 5603. 24 November 1874.
10. The London Gazette: no. 28695. p. 1557. 14 May 1912.
11. Mackie 2012, Haiti
12. The London Gazette: no. 28695. p. 1557. 28 February 1913.
13. Mackie 2012, Cuba
14. The London Gazette: no. 31663. p. 14674. 28 November 1919.
15. The London Gazette: no. 32352. p. 4634. 10 June 1921.
16. The London Gazette: no. 34159. p. 3045. 10 May 1935.
17. The London Gazette: no. 34570. p. 7188. 15 November 1938.
18. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40580. p. 5104. 9 September 1955.
19. The London Gazette: no. 42087. p. 4730. 8 July 1960.
20. The London Gazette: no. 42769. p. 6822. 28 August 1962.
21. Mackie 2012, Jamaica
22. The London Gazette: no. 44045. p. 7567. 5 July 1966.
23. Mackie 2012, Dominican Republic
24. "Steven Fisher". gov.uk.

External links

• UK and Haiti, gov.uk