List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Somalia

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Somalia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Federal Republic of Somalia.

On 25 April 2013, Britain re-opened its embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with British First Secretary of State William Hague attending the opening ceremony.[1] On 6 June 2013, the British authorities appointed Neil Wigan as the new British Ambassador to Somalia, succeeding Matt Baugh.[2]

Michael Nithavrianakis became the ambassador in May 2023.

Ambassadors

• 1960–1961: Thomas Bromley[3]
• 1961–1963: Lancelot Pyman[4]
• 1963–1968: Diplomatic relations broken over the Northern Frontier District[5]
• 1968–1970: Stephen Whitwell[6]
• 1970–1973: James Bourn[7][8]
• 1973–1976: John Shaw[9]
• 1977–1980: Henry Brind[10]
• 1980–1983: Michael Purcell[11]
• 1983–1987: William Fullerton[12]
• 1987–1989: Jeremy Varcoe[13]
• 1989–1990: Ian McCluney[14]
• 1991–2012: British Embassy in Mogadishu evacuated 6 January 1991 after collapse of Siad Barre administration and start of the civil war; relations maintained through the UK diplomatic office in Nairobi[1]
• 2012–2013: Matt Baugh[15]
• 2013–2015: Neil Wigan[16]
• 2015–2016: Harriet Mathews
• 2017–2019: David Concar[17][18]
• 2019–2021: Ben Fender[19]
• 2021–2023: Kate Foster[20]
• 2023-present: Michael Nithavrianakis

References

1. "Britain Re-opens Embassy in Somalia". The Chosun Ilbo. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
2. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
3. "No. 42346". The London Gazette. 5 May 1961. p. 3339.
4. "No. 42623". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 March 1962. p. 2145.
5. Diplomatic Relations broken with Britain, Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 9, June 1963
6. "No. 44554". The London Gazette. 26 March 1968. p. 3557.
7. "No. 45216". The London Gazette. 20 October 1970. p. 11475.
8. BOURN, James, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
9. "No. 46121". The London Gazette. 6 November 1973. p. 13192.
10. BRIND, (Arthur) Henry, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
11. PURCELL, (Robert) Michael, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
12. FULLERTON, William Hugh, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
13. VARCOE, Jeremy Richard Lovering Grosvenor, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
14. McCLUNEY, Ian, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
15. UK appoints first ambassador to Somalia in 21 years, The Guardian, London, 2 February 2012
16. Neil Wigan, gov.uk
17. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 November 2016.
18. "New UK ambassador to Somalia arrives in Mogadishu". Hiiraan Online. 13 January 2017.
19. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia: February 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 January 2019.
20. News, Mirage (4 January 2021). "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster | Mirage News". www.miragenews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• UK and Somalia, gov.uk