List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kosovo

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His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Kosovo, and is in charge of the British mission in Pristina.

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The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence on 17 February 2008. The United Kingdom recognised the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state the following day [1] and Mr David Blunt, who had been in Pristina since 2006 as head of the British office, was appointed the first ambassador. [2]

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  1. ↑ "UK recognises Kosovo independence". Reuters. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blunt named as Britain's first ambassador to Kosovo". Reuters. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "BLUNT, David Graeme". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "SPARKES, Andrew James". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ian Cliff". gov.uk.
  6. ↑ "Ruairí O'Connell". gov.uk.
  7. ↑ "Arrival of the new British Ambassador to Kosovo". gov.uk. British Embassy Pristina. 11 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo - September 2019". gov.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ @UKinKosovo (5 September 2019). "Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo, HE Nicholas Abbott, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Kosovo, HE Hashim Thaçi this morning". Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo: Jonathan Hargreaves". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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