List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Mozambique

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

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Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. From then until 1995 the British heads of mission were ambassadors. In 1996 Mozambique joined the Commonwealth of Nations; Commonwealth countries exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors, so since 1996 the heads of mission have been High Commissioners.

Heads of mission

Ambassadors

High Commissioners

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  1. ↑ "No. 46749". The London Gazette . 27 November 1975. p. 15049.
  2. ↑ "STEWART, John Anthony Benedict". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. ↑ "Joanna Kuenssberg". gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Vice-Ministra Lucas recebe cartas figuradas da Alta-Comissária do Reino Unido" [Deputy Minister Lucas receives credentials from the UK High Commissioner] (in Portuguese). Maputo: Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação. 10 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Mozambique: Helen Lewis".
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