List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tonga

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British High Commissioner's residence, Nukuʻalofa

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Tonga was the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative to the Kingdom of Tonga from 1973 until 2006. In March 2006 the British Government closed its High Commission in Nukuʻalofa; British interests in Tonga are now represented by the British High Commissioner in Fiji. However, the High Commission is to reopen in 2019 with a resident High Commissioner. [1]

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List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Tonga

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Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2021, according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494, 70% of whom reside on the main island, Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi) north-south. It is surrounded by Fiji and Wallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest; Samoa to the northeast; New Caledonia (France) and Vanuatu to the west; Niue to the east; and Kermadec to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi) from New Zealand's North Island. Tonga is a member of The Commonwealth.

References

  1. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 28 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "ARTHINGTON-DAVY, Humphrey Augustine". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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  5. ↑ "FABIAN, (Andrew) Paul". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "CORDINER, William Lawson". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "MORRIS, Andrew James". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "CONNELLY, Brian Norman". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "NESSLING, Paul William Downs". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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