List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lebanon

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lebanon is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Lebanese Republic, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Beirut.

The first two British envoys were appointed during World War II^[1] to both Lebanon and Syria. Since 1923 both countries had been under French mandate from the League of Nations. During the war, however, France was partly occupied by Germany and French troops in Lebanon and Syria were loyal to the Vichy French government, so the Allies invaded and occupied Lebanon and Syria in 1941. Both countries became independent after the war.

List of heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Syrian and Lebanese Republics

• 1942–1944: Major General Sir Edward Spears^[2]
• 1944–1947: Sir Terence Shone^[3]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Beirut

• 1947–1951: Sir William Houstoun-Boswall^[4]
• 1951–1952: Edwin Chapman-Andrews^[5]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Beirut

• 1952–1956: Sir Edwin Chapman-Andrews^[6]
• 1956–1958: Sir George Middleton^[7]
• 1958–1963: Sir Moore Crosthwaite^[8]
• 1963–1967: Sir Derek Riches^[9]
• 1967–1970: Cecil King^[10]
• 1970–1971: Alan Edden^[11]
• 1971–1975: Paul Wright
• 1975–1978: Peter Wakefield
• 1978–1981: Benjamin Strachan^[12]
• 1981–1983: Sir David Roberts
• 1983–1985: Sir David Miers
• 1985–1988: Sir John Gray
• 1988–1990: Sir Allan Ramsay
• 1990–1992: David Tatham
• 1992–1996: Maeve Fort
• 1996–2000: David MacLennan
• 2000–2003: Richard Kinchen
• 2003–2006: James Watt
• 2006–2011: Frances Guy
• 2011–2015: Thomas Fletcher
• 2015–2018: Hugo Shorter^[13]
• 2018–2020: Chris Rampling^[14]
• 2021–2023^[update]: Ian Collard^[15]

References

1. "World War II 1939–1945". World History of Design: 833–916. 2015. doi:10.5040/9781474246217.ch-018. ISBN 9781474246217.
2. "No. 35598". The London Gazette. 16 June 1942. p. 2652.
3. "No. 37198". The London Gazette. 27 July 1945. p. 3881.
4. "No. 38010". The London Gazette. 8 July 1947. p. 3131.
5. "No. 39323". The London Gazette. 31 August 1951. p. 4608.
6. "No. 39763". The London Gazette. 27 January 1953. p. 571.
7. "No. 40981". The London Gazette. 22 January 1957. p. 502.
8. "No. 41579". The London Gazette. 19 December 1958. p. 7766.
9. "No. 43093". The London Gazette. 27 August 1963. p. 7201.
10. "No. 44478". The London Gazette. 19 December 1967. p. 13951.
11. "No. 45170". The London Gazette. 11 August 1970. p. 8870.
12. "STRACHAN, Major Benjamin Leckie". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
13. Hugo Shorter appointed UK Ambassador Designate to Lebanon, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 3 September 2015
14. "Bassil receives credentials of new ambassadors". Ministry of Information Lebanese Republic. 6 September 2018.
15. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Lebanon: Ian Collard". Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 3 March 2021.

External links

• UK and Lebanon, gov.uk