Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations

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His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations
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Arms of the United Kingdom
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Incumbent
Dame Barbara Woodward
since 6 August 2020
Style Her Excellency
Member of United Nations Security Council
United Nations General Assembly
Reports to Prime Minister
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Permanent Under Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service
Appointer King Charles III
as Sovereign
Inaugural holder Sir Alexander Cadogan
Formation1946
Website UK Mission to the United Nations (New York)

The permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations, and in charge of the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations (UKMIS). UK permanent representatives to the UN hold the personal rank of ambassador. The full official title and style is His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations.

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Seat of the permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, New York City 1-dag.jpg
Seat of the permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, New York City

Permanent representatives to the United Nations

ImageIncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Sir Alexander Cadogan.jpg Sir Alexander Cadogan 19461950
Sr. Gladwyn Jebb.jpg Sir Gladwyn Jebb 19501954
Sir Pierson Dixon 19541960
Sir Patrick Dean 19601964
Lord Caradon 19641970
Sir Colin Crowe 19701973
Sir Donald Maitland 19731974
Lord Richard 19741979
Anthony parsons.jpg Sir Anthony Parsons 19791982
Sir John Thomson.jpg Sir John Thomson 19821987
Crispin Tickell, 2011 (cropped).jpg Sir Crispin Tickell 19871990
Official portrait of Lord Hannay of Chiswick crop 2.jpg Lord Hannay 19901995
John Weston.jpg Sir John Weston 19951998
Jeremy Greenstock at United Nations Association 2013.jpg Sir Jeremy Greenstock [2] 19982003
Emyr Jones Parry.jpg Sir Emyr Jones Parry [3] 20032007
Sir John Sawers [4] 20072009
United Nations- Mark Lyall Grant (8571797393).jpg Sir Mark Lyall Grant [5] 20092015
Matthew Rycroft.png Sir Matthew Rycroft [6] 20152018
Karen Pierce.jpg Dame Karen Pierce [7] 20182020
Barbara Woodward (cropped).jpg Dame Barbara Woodward [8] 2020present

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