List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Syria

Last updated

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Syria was the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to Syria, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Damascus. The official title was His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.

Contents

In February 2012 all diplomatic staff were withdrawn from the British Embassy in Damascus and its services were suspended. [1] There is now no ambassador. The UK appoints a "Special Envoy to Syria"; the present incumbent is the head of the Near East Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London. [2]

Heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Syrian and Lebanese Republics

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Damascus

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Syrian Arab Republic

UK Special Envoy to Syria

Related Research Articles

Sir Arthur Michael Palliser was a senior British diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982.

Basil Stephen Talbot Eastwood CMG is a retired British diplomat.

Sir William Horace Montagu-Pollock was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Syria, Peru, Switzerland and Denmark.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indonesia–Syria relations</span> Bilateral relations

Indonesia–Syria relations was officially established in 1950, and it was among earliest international recognitions on Indonesian sovereignty. Both nations have common perceptions related to Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon issues, and Indonesia always supports Syria in international forum on the issue of the Golan Heights. Regarding the current events of the Syrian Civil War, Indonesia has urged all parties in Syria to end the violence, while pledging to provide US$500,000 worth of humanitarian assistance to conflict-torn Syria in 2014. Previously Indonesia has donated the same amount to Syria in 2012 and 2013 under United Nations. Indonesia has an embassy in Damascus, while Syria has an embassy in Jakarta. Both nations are the member of Non-Aligned Movement and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of the Philippines, Damascus</span> Diplomatic mission of the Philippines in Syria

The Embassy of the Philippines in Damascus is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the Syrian Arab Republic. Opened in 2009, it is located in the Western Villas district of the Mezzeh municipality in southwestern Damascus, near the Presidential Palace.

Adrian John Sindall is a diplomat and formerly the British High Commissioner to Brunei and Syria.

References

  1. ↑ British Embassy in Damascus 'suspended', BBC News, 1 March 2012
  2. 1 2 "jonathan hargreaves".
  3. ↑ "No. 35598". The London Gazette . 16 June 1942. p. 2652.
  4. ↑ "No. 37198". The London Gazette. 27 July 1945. p. 3881.
  5. ↑ "No. 38010". The London Gazette. 8 July 1947. p. 3131.
  6. ↑ "No. 38534". The London Gazette. 8 February 1949. p. 697.
  7. ↑ "No. 39006". The London Gazette. 29 August 1950. p. 4383.
  8. ↑ "No. 39763". The London Gazette. 27 January 1953. p. 571.
  9. ↑ "No. 40032". The London Gazette. 1 December 1953. p. 6533.
  10. ↑ "No. 42623". The London Gazette. 16 March 1962. p. 2145.
  11. ↑ "No. 43482". The London Gazette. 6 November 1964. p. 9392.
  12. ↑ "No. 46121". The London Gazette. 6 November 1973. p. 13192.
  13. ↑ "No. 47059". The London Gazette. 5 November 1976. p. 14951.
  14. ↑ "No. 48055". The London Gazette. 3 January 1980. p. 64.
  15. ↑ "TOMKYS, Sir (William) Roger". Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  16. ↑ "SINDALL, Adrian John". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  17. ↑ "EASTWOOD, Basil Stephen Talbot". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  18. ↑ "Change of UK Special Envoy to Syria". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 23 October 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.