List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone

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British High Commissioner
to Sierra Leone
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Incumbent
Simon Mustard
since September 2019
Reports to Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Inaugural holder John Baines Johnston
First High Commissioner to Sierra Leone
Formation1961
Website www.gov.uk/world/sierra-leone

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. As both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, they exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners

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  3. ↑ "ROBERTS, Sir David (Arthur)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "No. 49583". The London Gazette . 31 December 1983. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "SPRAGUE, David Keith". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  6. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone". British High Commission Freetown. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Guy Warrington, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone". gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone - September 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone: Lisa Chesney, MBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone: Josephine Gauld". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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