List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Laos

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Laos is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. After autonomy from France in 1949, the post was initially carried out on a non-resident basis in conjunction with British Ambassador to Vietnam. From 1955 until 1985 there was a full Ambassador to the Republic, then until 2012 the post was combined with that of British Ambassador to Thailand. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic or HMA Vientiane. From October 2012, the United Kingdom once again has a resident Ambassador in Vientiane.^[1]

Non-resident Ambassador to Laos (and Ambassador to Vietnam)

• 1951–(1955): Sir Hubert Graves KCMG MC^[2]

Ambassador to Laos

• 1954–1956: The Lord Talbot de Malahide CMG^[3]
• 1956–1958: Leonard Holliday CMG^[4]
• 1958–1960: Sir Anthony Lincoln KCMG CVO^[5]
• 1960–1962: Sir John Addis KCMG^[6]
• 1962–1965: Sir Donald Hopson KCMG DSO MC TD^[7]
• 1965–1967: Sir Frederick Warner GVCO KCMG^[8]
• 1967–1970: Sir Harold Smedley KCMG MBE^[9]
• 1970–1973: John Lloyd CBE^[10]
• 1973–1975: Alan Davidson CMG^[11]
• 1976–1978: Donald Cape CMG^[12]
• 1978–1980: John Stewart CMG OBE^[13]
• 1982–1985: Bernard Dobbs^[14]

Non-resident Ambassador to Laos (and Ambassador to Thailand)

• (1981)–1986: Justin Staples CMG^[15]
• 1986–1989: Derek Tonkin CMG^[16]
• 1989–1992: Sir Ramsay Melhuish KBE CMG^[17]
• 1992–1996: Christian Adams CMG^[18]
• 1996–2000: Sir James Hodge KCVO CMG^[19]
• 2000–2003: Barney Smith CMG^[20]

• 2003–2007: David Fall CMG^[21]
• 2007–2010: Quinton Quayle^[22]
• 2010–2012: Asif Ahmad^[23]

Ambassador to Laos

• 2012–2015: Philip Malone^[1]
• 2015–present: Hugh Evans^[24][25]

References

1. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. "About us". British Embassy to Laos website. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
2. A & C Black (1972). "GRAVES, Sir Hubert (Ashton)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
3. A & C Black (1973). "TALBOT DE MALAHIDE, 7th Baron". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
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8. A & C Black (1995). "WARNER, Sir Frederick Archibald (Sir Fred)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
9. A & C Black (2004). "SMEDLEY, Sir Harold". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
10. A & C Black (1982). "LLOYD, John Owen". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
11. A & C Black (2003). "DAVIDSON, Alan Eaton". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
12. A & C Black (2012). "CAPE, Donald Paul Montagu Stewart". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
13. A & C Black (1995). "STEWART, John Anthony Benedict". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
14. A & C Black (2007). "DOBBS, (William) Bernard (Joseph)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
15. A & C Black (2012). "STAPLES, (Hubert Anthony) Justin". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
16. A & C Black (2012). "TONKIN, Derek". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
17. A & C Black (2012). "MELHUISH, Sir (Michael) Ramsay". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
18. A & C Black (1996). "ADAMS, (Charles) Christian (Wilfred)". Who Was Who, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
19. A & C Black (2012). "HODGE, Sir James (William)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
20. A & C Black (2012). "SMITH, Lloyd Barnaby, (Barney)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
21. A & C Black (2012). "FALL, David William". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
22. A & C Black (2012). "QUAYLE, Quinton Mark". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
23. A & C Black (2012). "AHMAD, Asif Anwar". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
24. Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Laos, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 20 October 2014
25. Lao NEWS on LNTV: President receives credentials from new foreign ambassadors to Laos.12/5/2015 on YouTube

External links

• UK and Laos, gov.uk