List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Fiji

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The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Fiji is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Fiji. [1]

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Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Fiji conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Therefore, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

British high commissioners to Fiji (or, from 1988 to 1997, British ambassadors to Fiji) have also acted at various times as ambassadors or high commissioners to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu and the Republic of Vanuatu.

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to the Dominion of Fiji

Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Sovereign Democratic Republic of Fiji

On 1 October 1987 Fiji was deemed to have left the Commonwealth and the British High Commission became the British Embassy.

High commissioners to the Republic of Fiji

On 1 October 1997 Fiji returned to its membership of the Commonwealth and the British Embassy once again became the British High Commission.

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References

  1. ↑ "Previous High Commissioners to Fiji". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Steven Chandler". gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Roderick Drummond". gov.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Fiji". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "British High Commissioner Presents Credentials". Fiji Government Online Portal. 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Fiji - August 2020". gov.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Fiji, December 2021". FCDO. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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