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List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran

October 15, 2023

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Iran. The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Although Britain and Iran (originally Persia) did not enter into formal diplomatic relations until 1807, British and Iranians had been in informal contact since the early 17th century when the East India Company developed trade links with the Persian kingdom.[1] Initially, diplomatic missions comprised a legation until they were promoted to embassy status in 1943.

At various times in history during crises or disputes, Britain has had no diplomatic presence in the country, and has either relied on other nations as protecting powers, or has had a non-resident diplomat.

Heads of mission Edit

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary (1807–1944) Edit

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1944–1980) Edit

Head of British Interests Section, Royal Swedish Embassy, Tehran (1980–1990) Edit

In 1980 Britain closed its embassy in Tehran after a brief occupation of the compound in the wake of the Iran hostage crisis, the Iranian Embassy siege and was subsequently represented in the country by Sweden as a protecting power. Nonetheless, a small detachment of British personnel maintained a presence at the Swedish Embassy.

  • 1980–1981: Stephen Barrett
  • 1981–1983: Nicholas John Barrington C.V.O.
  • 1982–1988: Michael Simpson-Orlebar followed by Christopher Macrae. In May 1986 Iran blocked the appointment of Hugh James Arbuthnott as head of the British Interests Section in the Swedish embassy in Tehran. This was in retaliation for Britain refusing to accept Hussein Malouk as Iranian chargé d'affaires in London, due to his participation in the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. embassy,
  • 1988: Paul Andrew Ramsay Senior Visa Officer British Interests Section, Tehran
  • 1989–1990: No representation due to the fatwā issued against Salman Rushdie

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (1990–present) Edit

The British Embassy in Tehran was closed following an attack on the Embassy on 29 November 2011. Sweden represented British interests in Iran through a British interests section at the Swedish Embassy in Tehran.[9] On 11 November 2013 the UK government appointed a non-resident chargé d'affaires to Iran.

  • 2013–2015: Ajay Sharma (non-resident Chargé d'affaires)[10]

On 23 August 2015 the UK embassy in Tehran was reopened and the Chargé d'affaires moved to be resident there.[11] The Chargé d'affaires was made Ambassador in September 2016.[12]

  • August–November 2015: Ajay Sharma (chargé d'affaires)
  • December 2015–March 2018: Nicholas Hopton (as Chargé d'affaires until September 2016; then as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary)[13]
  • April 2018–August 2021: Robert Macaire[14]
  • August 2021–present: Simon Shercliff[15]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Great Britain". Encyclopædia Iranica. 23 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 86.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba British Diplomatic Representatives in Iran 1800-1950. British Library. Accessed 3 February 2015.
  4. ^ The London Gazette, 10 March 1810
  5. ^ "Michael William Alison 1956-1999 - Ancestry®".
  6. ^ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36085. London. 9 March 1900. p. 6.
  7. ^ "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901. p. 81.
  8. ^ "DALTON, Sir Richard (John)". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), British Embassy Tehran
  10. ^ Appointment of UK non-resident Chargé d'Affaires to Iran, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 11 November 2013
  11. ^ British embassy in Tehran reopens four years after closure, BBC News, 23 August 2015
  12. ^ UK appoints first ambassador to Iran in five years, BBC News, 5 September 2016
  13. ^ Chargé d'Affaires to Iran appointed, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 30 December 2015
  14. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iran in April 2018". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 14 March 2018.
  15. ^ Wintour, Patrick (12 August 2021). "UK ambassador angers Iran with 'insulting' embassy photo gaffe". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links Edit

  • UK and Iran, gov.uk

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The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran is the United Kingdom s foremost diplomatic representative in the Islamic Republic of Iran and in charge of the UK s diplomatic mission in Iran The official title is His Majesty s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Although Britain and Iran originally Persia did not enter into formal diplomatic relations until 1807 British and Iranians had been in informal contact since the early 17th century when the East India Company developed trade links with the Persian kingdom 1 Initially diplomatic missions comprised a legation until they were promoted to embassy status in 1943 At various times in history during crises or disputes Britain has had no diplomatic presence in the country and has either relied on other nations as protecting powers or has had a non resident diplomat Contents 1 Heads of mission 1 1 Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary 1807 1944 1 2 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1944 1980 1 3 Head of British Interests Section Royal Swedish Embassy Tehran 1980 1990 1 4 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1990 present 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHeads of mission EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary 1807 1944 Edit 1807 1811 Sir Harford Jones Brydges 1st Baronet envoy extraordinary 2 3 1810 1814 Sir Gore Ouseley Bt ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary 4 3 April 1814 October 1815 James Morier Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim 2 3 13 April 1814 Sir Henry Ellis Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary ad interim in James Morier s absence 2 3 1815 22 1823 26 Henry Willock charge d affaires 3 1822 23 Major George Willock deputy charge d affaires 3 29 July 1826 Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir Envoy Extraordinary from Government of India 2 3 4 December 1833 Sir John Campbell appointed to negotiate a treaty 3 1835 1836 Sir Henry Ellis ambassador 2 3 1836 1842 Sir John McNeill envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 2 3 No representation during the Siege of Herat 1844 1854 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Justin Sheil secretary of legation February 1836 Head of Mission 1839 44 envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 1844 54 2 3 1847 49 Lieutenant Colonel Francis Farrant charge d affaires 3 1849 1853 55 Sir William Taylour Thomson charge d affaires 3 1854 1855 Sir Charles Murray envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 3 1855 1857 No representation due to the Anglo Persian War 1857 1858 Sir Charles Murray envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 3 1858 59 William Doria charge d affaires 3 1859 1860 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Rawlinson envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 3 November December 1859 Sir Ronald Thomson charge d affaires 3 1860 1872 Charles Alison 5 envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary April 1872 3 May July 1860 Captain later Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly charge d affaires 3 November December 1862 Sir Ronald Thomson charge d affaires 3 December 1862 January 1863 Edward Eastwick charge d affaires 3 1863 1869 70 Sir Ronald Thomson charge d affaires 3 April May 1872 William Dickson charge d affaires 3 1872 73 Sir Ronald Thomson charge d affaires 3 1872 1879 Sir William Taylour Thomson envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 3 1878 79 Sir Ronald Thomson charge d affaires 3 1879 1887 Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 3 1885 86 Sir Arthur Nicolson charge d affaires 3 1887 1891 Sir Henry Drummond Wolff 3 1889 November 1890 November 1891 Robert John Kennedy charge d affaires 3 1891 1894 Sir Frank Lascelles 3 1894 Sir Conyngham Greene charge d affaires 3 1894 1900 Sir Mortimer Durand 3 1897 98 Lord Hardinge charge d affaires 3 March 1900 1901 Sir Cecil Spring Rice charge d affaires 3 6 October 1900 1906 Sir Arthur Hardinge appointed Consul General 7 3 October November 1902 William Erskine charge d affaires 3 1904 1905 Evelyn Grant Duff charge d affaires 3 1906 1908 Sir Cecil Spring Rice 3 1908 1912 Sir George Barclay 3 1912 1915 Sir Walter Townley 3 1915 1918 Sir Charles Marling 3 1918 1920 Sir Percy Cox ad interim 3 1920 1921 Herman Norman 3 1921 1926 Sir Percy Loraine Bt 3 1926 1931 Sir Robert Clive 3 1931 1934 Sir Reginald Hoare 3 1934 1936 Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen 3 1936 1939 Sir Horace Seymour 3 1942 1944 Sir Reader Bullard 3 Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1944 1980 Edit 1944 1946 Sir Reader Bullard 3 1946 1950 Sir John Le Rougetel 3 1950 1952 Sir Francis Shepherd 1952 1953 No representation due to the nationalisation of the Anglo Persian Oil Company 1954 1958 Sir Roger Stevens 1958 1963 Sir Geoffrey Harrison 1963 1971 Sir Denis Wright 1971 1974 Hon Sir Peter Ramsbotham 1974 1979 Sir Anthony Parsons 1979 1980 Sir John GrahamHead of British Interests Section Royal Swedish Embassy Tehran 1980 1990 Edit In 1980 Britain closed its embassy in Tehran after a brief occupation of the compound in the wake of the Iran hostage crisis the Iranian Embassy siege and was subsequently represented in the country by Sweden as a protecting power Nonetheless a small detachment of British personnel maintained a presence at the Swedish Embassy 1980 1981 Stephen Barrett 1981 1983 Nicholas John Barrington C V O 1982 1988 Michael Simpson Orlebar followed by Christopher Macrae In May 1986 Iran blocked the appointment of Hugh James Arbuthnott as head of the British Interests Section in the Swedish embassy in Tehran This was in retaliation for Britain refusing to accept Hussein Malouk as Iranian charge d affaires in London due to his participation in the 1979 student takeover of the U S embassy 1988 Paul Andrew Ramsay Senior Visa Officer British Interests Section Tehran 1989 1990 No representation due to the fatwa issued against Salman RushdieAmbassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1990 present Edit 1990 1993 David Reddaway Charge d affaires 1993 1997 Sir Jeffrey Russell James Charge d affaires 1997 2002 Sir Nicholas Browne 2003 2006 Sir Richard Dalton 8 2006 2009 Sir Geoffrey Adams 2009 2011 Sir Simon Gass 2011 2011 Dominick ChilcottThe British Embassy in Tehran was closed following an attack on the Embassy on 29 November 2011 Sweden represented British interests in Iran through a British interests section at the Swedish Embassy in Tehran 9 On 11 November 2013 the UK government appointed a non resident charge d affaires to Iran 2013 2015 Ajay Sharma non resident Charge d affaires 10 On 23 August 2015 the UK embassy in Tehran was reopened and the Charge d affaires moved to be resident there 11 The Charge d affaires was made Ambassador in September 2016 12 August November 2015 Ajay Sharma charge d affaires December 2015 March 2018 Nicholas Hopton as Charge d affaires until September 2016 then as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 13 April 2018 August 2021 Robert Macaire 14 August 2021 present Simon Shercliff 15 See also EditList of ambassadors of Iran to the United Kingdom Robert MacaireReferences Edit Great Britain Encyclopaedia Iranica 23 April 2012 a b c d e f g J Haydn Book of Dignities 1851 86 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba British Diplomatic Representatives in Iran 1800 1950 British Library Accessed 3 February 2015 The London Gazette 10 March 1810 Michael William Alison 1956 1999 Ancestry Court Circular The Times No 36085 London 9 March 1900 p 6 No 27263 The London Gazette 4 January 1901 p 81 DALTON Sir Richard John Who s Who 2008 A amp C Black 2008 Retrieved 12 October 2008 UK for Iranians Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 18 December 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link British Embassy Tehran Appointment of UK non resident Charge d Affaires to Iran Foreign amp Commonwealth Office 11 November 2013 British embassy in Tehran reopens four years after closure BBC News 23 August 2015 UK appoints first ambassador to Iran in five years BBC News 5 September 2016 Charge d Affaires to Iran appointed Foreign amp Commonwealth Office 30 December 2015 Change of Her Majesty s Ambassador to Iran in April 2018 Foreign amp Commonwealth Office 14 March 2018 Wintour Patrick 12 August 2021 UK ambassador angers Iran with insulting embassy photo gaffe The Guardian Retrieved 12 August 2021 External links EditUK and Iran gov uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran amp oldid 1178177134, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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