List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Cyprus

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The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Cyprus.

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Previously a territory of the Ottoman Empire, a British protectorate under Ottoman suzerainty was established over Cyprus by the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878. The United Kingdom declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914 and annexed Cyprus. Turkey recognised British possession of Cyprus by the Treaty of Lausanne on 24 July 1923 and the island became a Crown colony on 10 March 1925. Following the Zürich and London Agreement of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became independent on 16 August 1960. The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the British Commonwealth, so the British diplomatic representative is a High Commissioner.

Heads of mission

High Commissioners (1878–1925)

Governors (1925–1960)

High Commissioners (1960–present) [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "Previous High Commissioners to Cyprus". Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Our High Commissioner". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Ric Todd, British High Commissioner to Cyprus". gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "High Commissioner to Cyprus Matthew Kidd presents his credentials". British High Commission Nicosia. 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Cyprus". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 13 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Cyprus: Irfan Siddiq". Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 11 May 2022.


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