List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malawi

British High Commissioner to Malawi
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Fiona Richie (diplomat) since 2022
Reports to	Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Inaugural holder	David Cole First High Commissioner to Malawi
Formation	1964
Website	www.gov.uk/world/malawi

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malawi is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Malawi, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Malawi.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Malawi exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Malawi

• 1964–1967: David Cole ^[1]
• 1967–1971: Thomas Tull ^[2]
• 1971–1973: Robin Haydon ^[3]
• 1973–1977: Kenneth Ritchie ^[4]
• 1977–1979: Michael Scott ^[5]
• 1980–1983: William Peters ^[6]
• 1983–1987: Henry Brind ^[7]
• 1987–1990: Denis Osborne ^[8]
• 1990–1993: Nigel Wenban-Smith ^[9]
• 1993–1998: John Martin ^[10]
• 1998–2001: George Finlayson ^[11]
• 2001–2004: Norman Ling ^[12]

Temwani Chilenga presented with her award by, David Beer, the British High Commissioner to Malawi in 2022

• 2004–2006: David Pearey ^[13]
• 2006–2009: Richard Wildash ^[14]
• 2009–2011: Fergus Cochrane-Dyet ^[15] (expelled 2011)
• 2011–2012:Kirk Hollingsworth (chargé d'affaires) ^[16]
• 2012–2016: Michael Nevin ^[17]
• 2016: Simon Mustard (temporary) ^{[18] [19]}
• January 2017-2020: Holly Tett ^{[20] [21]}
• 2020-2022: David Beer ^{[22] [23]}
• 2022–present ^[update] : Fiona Ritchie (diplomat) ^[24]

References

1. "COLE, Sir David (Lee)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
2. "TULL, Thomas Stuart". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
3. "HAYDON, Sir Walter Robert, (Sir Robin)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
4. "RITCHIE, Kenneth Gordon". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
5. "SCOTT, Sir Michael". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
6. "PETERS, William". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
7. "BRIND, (Arthur) Henry". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
8. "OSBORNE, Denis Gordon". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
9. "WENBAN-SMITH, (William) Nigel". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
10. "MARTIN, John Francis Ryde". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
11. "FINLAYSON, George". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
12. "LING, Norman Arthur". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
13. "PEAREY, David Dacre". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
14. "WILDASH, Richard James". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
15. "COCHRANE-DYET, Fergus John". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
16. "UK to send High Commissioner to Malawi". Nyasa Times. 19 May 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
17. "Change of British High Commissioner to Malawi" (press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012.
18. "Simon Mustard, British High Commissioner to Malawi". gov.uk. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
19. "Official Malawi Government Online". facebook.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
20. "Ms Holly Tett, British High Commissioner to Malawi". gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
21. "Ms Holly Tett".
22. "David Beer, British High Commissioner to Malawi". gov.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
23. "Change of British High Commissioner to Malawi: David Beer".
24. "Ms Fiona Ritchie".

External links

• UK and Malawi, gov.uk