List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Senegal

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Senegal is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Senegal.

Senegal was under French influence in the 19th century, and from 1895 was included in the colonial federation of French West Africa. The early representatives of the UK government were unpaid Frenchmen; the first British official arrived in 1894.[1] Senegal gained independence from France in 1960.

List of heads of mission

Vice-Consul at Dakar

• 1872–1879: Cléomenes Pillot[2]
• 1879–1887: Ernest Simon Montoux[2]
• 1887–1888: Edouard Rastoul[2]
• 1888–1894: Pierre Gaston Faoche[2]
• 1894–1896: Allan Maclean[3]

Consul at Dakar

• 1896–1897: Allan Maclean[4]
• 1897–1902: Leonard Arthur[5]
• 1902–1905: Charles Cromie, for French West Africa and for Republic of Liberia[6]

Consul-General at Dakar for French West Africa

• 1905–1908: Charles Cromie[7]
• 1908–1909: John Baldwin, for French West Africa except Dahomey, also for Togoland and Portuguese Guinea[8]
• 1909–1916: Charles Wallis, ditto[9]
• 1916–1928: Reginald Maugham (acting 1916–20), also for Portuguese Guinea[10]
• 1928–1931: Eric Buxton, ditto[11]
• 1931–1940: Victor Cusden, ditto[12]
• July 1940–Jan 1943: Post closed (Vichy administration in Dakar)
• 1943–1945: William Meiklereid[13]
• 1945–1951: Hector Henderson[14]
• 1951–1954: Donal Cameron[15]
• 1954–1956: Frank Butler[16]
• 1956–1959: Alan Oldham[17]
• 1959–1960: Adam Watson, also for Portuguese Guinea[18]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Senegal

• 1960–1962: Adam Watson, also to Mali, Mauritania, Togo[19]
• 1962–1966: John Peck, also to Mauritania[20]
• 1966–1971: John Tahourdin, also to Mauritania, Mali, Guinea[21]
• 1971–1973: Ivor Porter, ditto
• 1973–1976: Denzil Dunnett, ditto
• 1976–1979: John Powell-Jones, also to Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau
• 1979–1982: William Squire, ditto
• 1982–1985: Laurence O'Keeffe, ditto
• 1985–1990: John Macrae, ditto
• 1990–1993: Roger Beetham, also to Mali, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau
• 1993–1997: Alan Furness, ditto
• 1997–2000: David Snoxell, ditto
• 2000–2004: Edward Alan Burner, also to Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde
• 2004–2006: Peter Newall, ditto
• 2007–2011: Christopher Trott, ditto
• 2011–2015: John Marshall, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde[22]
• 2015–2019: George Hodgson, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde[23]
• 2019–2022: Victoria Billing, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde[24]
• 2022–present: Juliette John, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde[25]

References

1. "Senegal: Dakar". Room for Diplomacy (Catalogue of British embassy and consulate buildings, 1800–2010). 20 February 2016.
2. "Previous ambassadors". British Embassy Dakar. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011.
3. "No. 26563". The London Gazette. 23 October 1894. p. 5928.
4. "No. 26727". The London Gazette. 3 April 1896. p. 2091.
5. "No. 26830". The London Gazette. 9 March 1897. p. 1392.
6. "No. 27401". The London Gazette. 28 January 1902. p. 581.
7. "No. 27857". The London Gazette. 24 November 1905. p. 8222.
8. "No. 28099". The London Gazette. 14 January 1908. p. 314.
9. "No. 28308". The London Gazette. 16 November 1909. p. 8458.
10. "No. 32020". The London Gazette. 17 August 1920. p. 8476.
11. "No. 33444". The London Gazette. 4 December 1928. p. 7975.
12. "No. 33724". The London Gazette. 9 June 1931. p. 3760.
13. "No. 35990". The London Gazette. 23 April 1943. p. 1871.
14. "No. 37588". The London Gazette. 31 May 1946. p. 2627.
15. "No. 39446". The London Gazette. 22 January 1952. p. 455.
16. "No. 40417". The London Gazette. 25 February 1955. p. 1170.
17. "No. 40840". The London Gazette. 27 July 1956. p. 4342.
18. "No. 41936". The London Gazette. 22 January 1960. p. 610.
19. "No. 42346". The London Gazette. 5 May 1961. pp. 3339–3340.
20. "No. 42862". The London Gazette. 18 December 1962. p. 9907.
21. "No. 44200". The London Gazette. 16 December 1966. p. 13615.
22. "Our Ambassador". British Embassy Dakar. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012.
23. "George Hodgson". gov.uk.
24. "Victoria Billing". gov.uk.
25. "Juliette John". gov.uk.

External links

• UK and Senegal, gov.uk