List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Turkmenistan

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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Turkmenistan is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkmenistan, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Turkmenistan.

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom recognised the independence of Turkmenistan in December 1991. Diplomatic relations were established in January 1992 and the then British ambassador to Russia, Sir Brian Fall, was also accredited to Turkmenistan until the new embassy in Ashgabat was opened in 1995. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "History Of The Embassy". British Embassy Ashgabat. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
  2. ↑ Keith Allan, gov.uk
  3. ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 4 September 2013
  4. ↑ "Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ashgabat Miss Thorhilda Abbott-Watt". British Embassy Ashgabat. 19 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Новый посол Великобритании приступил к работе в Туркменистане
  6. ↑ "British Ambassador Lucia Wilde gets accredited to Turkmenistan". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "The President of Turkmenistan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Great Britain". 26 September 2024.
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