List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone

British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Simon Mustard since September 2019
Reports to	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Inaugural holder	John Baines Johnston First High Commissioner to Sierra Leone
Formation	1961
Website	www.gov.uk/world/sierra-leone

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sierra Leone is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. As both countries are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, they exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High Commissioners

1961–1963: John Johnston
1963–1966: Desmond Crawley
1966–1969: Stanley Fingland
1969–1972: Stephen Olver
1972–1976: Ian Watt
1976–1977: David Roberts
1977–1981: Michael Morgan
1981–1984: Terence Daniel O'Leary
1984–1986: Richard Clift
1986–1991: Derek Partridge
1991–1993: David Sprague
1993–1997: Ian McCluney
1997–2000: Peter Penfold
2000–2003: Alan Jones
2003–2006: John Mitchiner
2006–2008: Sarah MacIntosh
2009–2013: Ian Hughes
2013–2016: Peter West
2016–2019: Guy Warrington
2019–2021 Simon Mustard
2021-2024: Lisa Chesney
From September 2024: Josephine Gauld

References

"OLVER, Sir Stephen (John Linley)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
"WATT, Ian Buchanan". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
"ROBERTS, Sir David (Arthur)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
"No. 49583". The London Gazette. 31 December 1983. p. 4.
"SPRAGUE, David Keith". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
"Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone". British High Commission Freetown. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
"Guy Warrington, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone". gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
"Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone - September 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
"British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone: Lisa Chesney, MBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
"Change of British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone: Josephine Gauld". GOV.UK. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

Previous High Commissioners to Sierra Leone at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 March 2011)

External links

UK and Sierra Leone, gov.uk

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