List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Switzerland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Swiss Confederation, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Switzerland. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland.
The British Ambassador to Switzerland is also non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.[1]
List of heads of mission
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Envoys Extraordinary
- 1689-1692: Thomas Coxe[2]
- 1689–1702: Philibert de Hervart, baron van Hüningen (to the Republic of Geneva only 1689-1692)[2]
- 1702–1705: William Aglionby extraordinary envoy[2]
- 1705–1714: Abraham Stanyan (also to the Grisons 1707-1714)[2]
- 1710 and 1715–1717: James Dayrolle Resident at Geneva[2]
- 1716-1722: Francis Manning (also Secretary to the Grisons at Coire 1709-1713)[2]
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Cantons
- 1717-1762: Armand Louis de St. George, Comte de Marsay Minster at Geneva 1717-34; Minister Resident to the Helvetic Republic and the Grisons Leagues 1734-1739; Minster at Geneva 1739-1762[2]
- 1738–1743: Sir Luke Schaub (a diplomat)[3]
- 1743–1749: John Burnaby Minister[2][3]
- 1743-1750: Jerome de Salis Envoy Extraordinary to the Grisons Leagues[2]
- 1750–1762: Arthur Villettes Minister[2][3][4]
- 1762-1765: Robert Colebrooke Minister[2]
- 1763-1765: James, Count of Pictet Minister to the Republic of Geneva[2]
- 1765–1783: William Norton (but absent 1769-1776)[3][4]
- 1792–1795: Lord Robert Stephen FitzGerald [5]
- 1795–1797: William Wickham[6] also Special Mission 1794-1795[7]
- 1797: James Talbot Chargé d'Affaires[4][7]
- 1797-1814: No diplomatic relations
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Confederated Swiss Cantons
- 1814–1820: Stratford Canning [8]
- 1820–1822: William Cromwell Disbrowe Chargé d'Affaires[4]
- 1822–1823: Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn [9]
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Confederated States of the Swiss Cantons
- 1823–1825: Charles Richard Vaughan [10]
- 1825–1832: Hon. Algernon Percy [11]
- 1832–1847: David Richard Morier [12]
- 1847: Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto Special Mission[7]
- 1847–1848: Sir Stratford CanningSpecial Mission[7]
- 1848–1849: Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley [13]
- 1849–1851: Sir Edmund Lyons, 1st Bt [14]
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation
- 1851–1852: Arthur Charles Magenis [15]
- 1852–1853: Andrew Buchanan [16]
- 1853–1854: Hon. Charles Augustus Murray [17]
- 1854–1858: George John Robert Gordon [18]
- 1858–1867: Hon. Edward Harris [19]
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation
- 1867–1868: John Lumley-Savile [20]
- 1868-1874: Alfred Guthrie Graham Bonar [21]
Resident Minister to the Swiss Confederation
- 1874–1878: Edwin Corbett [22]
- 1878–1879: Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Bt [23]
- 1879–1881: Hon. Hussey Crespigny Vivian [24]
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation
- Mar – Jul 1881: Hon. Hussey Vivian [25]
- 1881–1888: Francis Adams [26]
- 1888–1893: Charles Scott [27]
- 1893–1901: Frederick St John [28]
- 1901–1905: Sir Conyngham Greene [29]
- 1905–1909: Sir George Bonham, 2nd Baronet [30]
- 1909–1911: Henry Bax-Ironside [31]
- 1911–1913: Esme Howard [32]
- 1913–1916: Evelyn Grant Duff [33]
- 1916–1919: Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet [34]
- 1919–1922: Hon. Odo Russell [35]
- 1922–1924: Sir Milne Cheetham [36]
- 1924–1928: Rowland Sperling [37]
- 1928–1931: Sir Claud Russell [38]
- 1931–1935: Sir Howard Kennard [39]
- 1935–1940: Sir George Warner [40]
- 1940–1942: David Kelly [41]
- 1942–1946: Sir Clifford Norton [42]
- 1946–1950: Thomas Snow [43]
- 1950–1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener [44]
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Swiss Confederation
- May–Dec 1953: Sir Patrick Scrivener [45]
- 1953–1958: Sir Lionel Lamb[46]
- 1958–1960: Sir William Montagu-Pollock [47]
- 1960–1964: Sir Paul Grey [48]
- 1964–1968: Sir Robert Isaacson [49]
- 1968–1970: Henry Hohler [50]
- 1970–1973: Eric Midgley [51]
- 1973–1976: Sir John Wraight [52]
- 1976–1980: Sir Alan Rothnie [53]
- 1980–1982: Sir Sydney Giffard [54]
- 1982–1984: John Powell-Jones[55]
- 1984–1988: John Rich[55]
- 1988–1992: Christopher Long[55]
- 1992–1997: David Beattie[55]
- 1997–2001: Christopher Hulse[55]
- 2001–2004: Basil Eastwood[55]
- 2004–2008: Simon Featherstone[55]
- 2008-2008: John Nichols[55]
- 2009–2013: Sarah Gillett[56]
- 2014–present: David Moran[57]
External links
- "UK and Switzerland". gov.uk.
References
- ↑ "UK and Liechtenstein". gov.uk.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. XLVI, 1932).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 The National Archives, Class SP96
- 1 2 3 4 5 J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 84.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13794. p. 7171. 7 July 1795. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17783. p. 98. 19 January 1822. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 17894. p. 211. 8 February 1823. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18161. p. 1357. 2 August 1825. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18942. p. 1296. 5 June 1832. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20850. p. 1655. 28 April 1848. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 20943. p. 391. 9 February 1849. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21175. p. 209. 28 January 1851. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21294. p. 525. 24 February 1852. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21411. p. 407. 15 February 1853. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21604. p. 3019. 6 October 1854. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22121. p. 1687. 2 April 1858. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23297. p. 4865. 30 August 1867. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 23434. p. 5555. 23 October 1868. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24106. p. 3095. 19 June 1874. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24547. p. 457. 29 January 1878. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24772. p. 5977. 17 October 1879. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24953. p. 1306. 22 March 1881. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24999. p. 3670. 26 July 1881. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25827. p. 3310. 15 June 1888. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26362. p. 137. 10 January 1893. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27314. p. 3379. 17 May 1901. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27874. p. 285. 12 January 1906. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28225. p. 1306. 19 February 1909. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28462. p. 852. 3 February 1911. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28742. p. 5487. 1 August 1913. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29759. p. 9208. 22 September 1916. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 31663. p. 14674. 28 November 1919. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32781. p. 9161. 29 December 1922. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 32914. p. 1822. 29 February 1924. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33353. p. 757. 3 February 1928. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33735. p. 4626. 14 July 1931. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34129. p. 766. 1 February 1935. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34799. p. 1100. 23 February 1940. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 35598. p. 2652. 16 June 1942. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 37588. p. 2627. 31 May 1946. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 38952. p. 3257. 23 June 1950. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 39926. p. 4133. 28 July 1953. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 40066. p. 162. 5 January 1954. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 41485. p. 5336. 29 August 1958. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42346. p. 3340. 5 May 1961. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 43432. p. 7669. 11 September 1964. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 44554. p. 3557. 26 March 1968. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 45142. p. 7378. 3 July 1970. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46026. p. 8058. 12 July 1973. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46993. p. 11269. 17 August 1976. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 48325. p. 13693. 1 October 1980. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Previous Ambassadors". Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ "Current Ambassador". Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ "David Moran". gov.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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