List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Vanuatu

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The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Vanuatu is the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative to the Republic of Vanuatu.

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As Vanuatu and the United Kingdom are fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between them are at government level rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors.

History

In 2005 the British Government closed its High Commission in Port Vila. During this time British interests in Vanuatu were represented by the British high commissioner to Solomon Islands who was also accredited as High Commissioner to Vanuatu. The British High Commission in Port Vila is to reopened in summer 2019 with a resident high commissioner. [1]

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Vanuatu

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References

  1. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Vanuatu – Summer 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Vanuatu – Summer 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
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