List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Ghana

High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Harriet Thompson since 2021
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Osu Link, Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue
Seat	Ghana
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Inaugural holder	Sir Ian Maclennan
Formation	1957
Website	British High Commission – Ghana

The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Ghana, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ghana.

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

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Ghana

British High Commission in Accra

• 1957–1959: Sir Ian Maclennan
• 1959–1961: Sir Arthur Snelling
• 1961–1964: Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
• 1964–1966: Sir Harold Smedley
• 1967–1970: Horatio Matthews
• 1970–1975: Henry Stanley
• 1975–1978: Frank Mills
• 1978–1983: Sir James Mellon
• 1983–1986: Kevin Burns ^[1]
• 1986–1989: Arthur Wyatt
• 1989–1992: Sir Anthony Goodenough
• 1992–1996: David Walker
• 1996–2000: Ian Mackley
• 2000–2004: Dr Roderick Pullen
• 2004–2007: Gordon Wetherell
• 2007–2011: Nicholas Westcott
• 2011–2014: Peter Jones
• 2014–2017: Jon Benjamin ^[2]
• 2017–2021 ^[update] : Iain Walker ^{[3] [4]}
• 2021–present: Harriet Thompson

References

1. "No. 49583". The London Gazette . 31 December 1983. p. 4.
2. Jon Benjamin, British High Commissioner to Ghana, gov.uk
3. "Nana Receives 4 Envoys". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
4. "Iain Walker appointed new British High Commissioner to Ghana". Citi 97.3 FM. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

External links

• UK and Ghana, gov.uk