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. On 6 June 2013, the British authorities appointed Neil Wigan as the new British Ambassador to Somalia, succeeding Matt Baugh.
Michael Nithavrianakis became the ambassador in May 2023.
Ambassadors
- 1960–1961: Thomas Bromley
- 1961–1963: Lancelot Pyman
- 1963–1968: Diplomatic relations broken over the Northern Frontier District
- 1968–1970: Stephen Whitwell
- 1970–1973: James Bourn
- 1973–1976: John Shaw
- 1977–1980: Henry Brind
- 1980–1983: Michael Purcell
- 1983–1987: William Fullerton
- 1987–1989: Jeremy Varcoe
- 1989–1990: Ian McCluney
- 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
- 2012–2013: Matt Baugh
- 2013–2015: Neil Wigan
- 2015–2016: Harriet Mathews
- 2017–2019: David Concar
- 2019–2021: Ben Fender
- 2021–2023: Kate Foster
- 2023-present: Michael Nithavrianakis
References
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- "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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- BOURN, James, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
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- FULLERTON, William Hugh, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013
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- UK appoints first ambassador to Somalia in 21 years, The Guardian, London, 2 February 2012
- Neil Wigan, gov.uk
- "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 17 November 2016.
- "New UK ambassador to Somalia arrives in Mogadishu". Hiiraan Online. 13 January 2017.
- "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia: February 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 January 2019.
- News, Mirage (4 January 2021). "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Somalia Kate Foster | Mirage News". www.miragenews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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External links
- UK and Somalia, gov.uk
