List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia

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Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia
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Arms of Great Britain
Style His Excellency
Appointer The monarch
Inaugural holder Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend
First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)
Final holder James Harris, Baron Malmesbury
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

The ambassador of Great Britain to Russia was the foremost diplomatic representative in Russia of the Kingdom of Great Britain, a state created in 1707 by the Union of England and Scotland. The British ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.

Contents

For ambassadors up to 1707, see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia. For ambassadors after 1800, see List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia.

Minister and Ambassador

Ministers Resident

Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1800-1801: Diplomatic relations were suspended during the Second League of Armed Neutrality

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References

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  8. 1 2 S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
  9. ↑ James Boswell website
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