His Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is the King's link with the diplomatic community in London,arranges the annual diplomatic corps reception by the Sovereign,organises the regular presentation of credentials ceremonies for ambassadors and high commissioners,as well as supervises attendance of diplomats at state events. Marshals generally hold office for ten-year terms and were formerly retired senior military officers,though the last three marshals have been diplomats. The marshal is assisted by the Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps,the First Assistant Marshal,in addition to other assistant marshals.
Captain Dugald Malcolm,CMG CVO TD was a British diplomat,Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See 1975-1977.
Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams served as the British Ambassador to Egypt from 2018 to 2021,as a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He was Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017.
William Alistair Harrison is His Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. He was previously Governor of Anguilla from 21 April 2009 to 23 July 2013.
Jean Francois Gordon was the British Ambassador to Algeria from 1996 to 1999,Ambassador to the Ivory Coast from 2001 to 2004 and High Commissioner to Uganda from 2005 to 2008.
Dame Anne Warburton was a British diplomat who was the first female British ambassador. She served as British Ambassador to Denmark from 1976 to 1983 and British Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 1983 to 1985. Having retired from her diplomatic career,she was President of Lucy Cavendish College,Cambridge University from 1985 to 1994.
Charles Richard Lucien de Chassiron,was a British diplomat. He was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College,Cambridge University,where he studied history. He held a Kennedy Scholarship at Harvard,where he received a Master in Public Administration (MPA) degree.
Sir John Jenkins is a British former diplomat who was ambassador to several countries.
James Wilfrid Watt CVO is a British former diplomat who was ambassador to Lebanon,Jordan and Egypt.
Sir James Sebastian Lamin Wood,,usually known by his middle name Sebastian,is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015,and Ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2020.
Catherine Nettleton is a British diplomat who has been ambassador to Peru,ambassador to Venezuela,and UK Representative in Taiwan.
Dame Menna Frances Rawlings is a British diplomat serving as British Ambassador to France since 2021. Previously British High Commissioner to Australia from 2015 to 2019,she then served as Director General of Economic and Global Issues at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2019 to 2020.
Sir Roger William Houssemayne Du Boulay was a British diplomat who served as Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.
Dame Sarah MacIntosh is a British diplomat who is the Deputy National Security Adviser for International Affairs. She previously served as High Commissioner to Sierra Leone,Ambassador to Liberia and British Ambassador to NATO from 2017 to 2022.
Jill Gallard is a British diplomat who took up the post of British Ambassador to Germany in November 2020. Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal,director of human resources at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and deputy political director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Dame Caroline Elizabeth Wilson is a British diplomat and lawyer who assumed office as the British Ambassador to China in September 2020.
Jan Thompson is a British diplomat,who since April 2023 has served as the British Ambassador to Norway. She served previously as British Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2017,and as British Deputy High Commissioner to India from 2018 to 2023.
Alison Mary Blake,is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. She previously served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Kara Justine Owen is a senior British civil servant and the current High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore. In April 2024,it was announced that she would be succeeded by Nikesh Mehta in July 2024,and Owen would transfer to another posting in the service.
