List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kosovo

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British Embassy, Pristina
Location Flag of Kosovo.svg Pristina, Kosovo
Address177 Lidhja e Pejës,
Pristina, 10000
Kosovo
Coordinates 42°38′47.8″N21°7′26.0″E / 42.646611°N 21.123889°E / 42.646611; 21.123889
Ambassador Jonathan Hargreaves
Website Official Website

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]

Embassy

The British Embassy in Pristina (Albanian : Ambasada Britanike në Kosovë, Serbian : Британска амбасада у Косову) was established on 5 March 2008. [3] It is located at 177 Lidhja e Pejës, Pristina, Kosovo, a building which also hosts the Japanese Embassy, the International Organization for Migration's office in Kosovo and the headquarters of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo.

Ambassadors

See also

References

  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. ↑ "British Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "BLUNT, David Graeme". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "SPARKES, Andrew James". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ian Cliff". gov.uk.
  7. ↑ "Ruairí O'Connell". gov.uk.
  8. ↑ "Arrival of the new British Ambassador to Kosovo". gov.uk. British Embassy Pristina. 11 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo - September 2019". gov.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  10. ↑ @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.
  11. ↑ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo: Jonathan Hargreaves". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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