The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors, except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed. The head of mission to an international organization is usually a permanent representative. For some nations a consul or consul-general is appointed.
Desmond Patrick Neil Wigan is a British diplomat who is the current British High Commissioner to Kenya. He previously served as the UK Ambassador to Somalia from 2013 to 2015. He also served as the British ambassador to Israel, June 2019 to June 2023, replacing David Quarrey. In June 2023, he was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, replacing Jane Marriott.
Christine Isobel "Kirsty" Hayes is a British diplomat and civil servant. She is the current British Ambassador to Argentina. She was British Ambassador to Portugal from 2014 to 2018.
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.
Colin Wynn Crorkin, was the UK's Ambassador to the Gambia from 2014 to 2017.
Thorhilda Mary Vivia "Thorda" Abbott-Watt is an English diplomat who has represented the United Kingdom in a number of countries. From 2016 to 2019 she was British Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
Graeme Jonathan Knott is a British diplomat and was the British Ambassador to Poland between 2016 and 2020. He also served as the British Ambassador to Hungary between 2012 and 2015.
Elizabeth Ya Eli Harding was the High Commissioner of The Gambia to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2013, then the first Ambassador of The Gambia to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017, when she was replaced by Francis Blain.
Events in the year 2018 in the Gambia.
Jill Gallard is a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Germany from November 2020 to September 2024. 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.
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.
Sharon Isabel Campbell is a British diplomat who was British Ambassador to Costa Rica from 2011 to 2015 and British Ambassador to Haiti from 2015 until 2020.
Haddy Dandeh-Jabbie also known as Haddy Dandeh is a Gambian women's rights activist, public speaker and lawyer who is well known for advocating for the women and children rights in Gambia. She currently serves as the President of the Female Lawyers Association of the Gambia (FLAG).
Fatou Baldeh MBE is a Gambian women's rights activist who campaigns to end female genital mutilation (FGM).
Lindsay Skoll CMG is a British diplomat. Since 2021, she has served as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria and the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna.
