List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Gambia

The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of The Gambia.

Until 2013, The Gambia was a member of the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom's representative was a high commissioner. On 2 October 2013, the Gambian government announced that the country was to withdraw from the Commonwealth. ^[1] On 20 November 2013, the British high commission formally became the British embassy and the British high commissioner became the British ambassador. ^[2]

Fulfilling an election pledge of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018 and the British ambassador became the British high commissioner again. ^[3]

List of heads of mission

High commissioners

• 1965–1967: George Edmond Crombie ^[4]
• 1968–1971: Granville Ramage ^[5]
• 1972–1975: James Roland Walter Parker ^[6]
• 1975–1979: Martin Rogers ^[7]
• 1979–1981: Eric Smith ^[8]
• 1981–1984: David Francis Battye Le Breton ^[9]
• 1984–1987: John Garner ^[10]
• 1988–1990: Alec Ibbott ^[11]
• 1991–1993: Alan Pover ^[12]
• 1994–1995: Michael Hardie ^[13]
• 1995–1998: John Wilde ^[14]
• 1998–2000: Tony Millson ^[15]
• 2000–2002: John Perrott ^[15]
• 2002–2006: Eric Jenkinson ^[15]
• 2006–2011: Philip Sinkinson ^[16]
• 2011–2013: David Morley ^[17]

Ambassadors

• 2013–2014: David Morley ^[18]
• 2014–2017: Colin Crorkin ^[19]
• 2017–2018: Sharon Wardle ^[20]

High commissioners

• 2018–2020 ^[update] : Sharon Wardle
• 2020–2023 ^[update] : David Belgrove OBE ^[21]
• 2023–present ^[update] : Harriet King ^[22]

References

1. The Gambia to withdraw from Commonwealth, BBC News, 3 October 2013
2. British High Commission Banjul becomes British Embassy, British Embassy Banjul, 20 November 2013
3. "The Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth". press release. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 8 February 2018.
4. "CROMBIE, George Edmond". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
5. "RAMAGE, (James) Granville (William)". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
6. "PARKER, James Roland Walter". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
7. "ROGERS, Martin Hartley Guy". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
8. "SMITH, Eric Norman". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
9. "LE BRETON, David Francis Battye". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
10. "GARNER, John Donald". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
11. "IBBOTT, Alec". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
12. "POVER, Alan John". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
13. "HARDIE, Michael John". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
14. "WILDE, John". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
15. "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
16. "SINKINSON, Philip Andrew". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
17. "Our High Commissioner" . Retrieved 7 January 2013.
18. "Mr David Morley". gov.uk.
19. "Colin Crorkin MBE". gov.uk.
20. "Foreign Envoys Present Credentials to President Barrow". Foroyaa Newspaper. The Gambia. 9 August 2017.
21. "The Gambia gets new British High Commissioner". Gunjur News Online. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
22. "Change of British High Commissioner to The Gambia: Harriet King". GOV.UK. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

External links

• UK and Gambia, gov.uk