List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Papua New Guinea
(Redirected from List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Papua New Guinea)
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Papua New Guinea is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea gained independence (from Australia) in 1975. The new state chose to be a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, so the UK's diplomatic representative is a High Commissioner rather than an ambassador.
List of heads of mission edit
High Commissioners edit
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- 1975–1977: George Baker
- 1977–1982: Donald Middleton
- 1982–1986: Arthur Collins
- 1986–1989: Michael Howell
- 1989–1991: John Sharland
- 1991–1994: John Guy
- 1994–1997: Brian Low
- 1997–2000: Charles Drace-Francis
- 2000–2003: Simon Scaddan
- 2003–2007: David Gordon-Macleod
- 2007–2010: David Dunn
- 2010–2014: Jackie Barson[2]
- 2014–2018: Simon Tonge[3]
- 2018–present[update]: Keith Scott[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Previous High Commissioners". UK in PNG via The National Archives. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Our High Commissioner". UK in PNG via The National Archives. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
- ^ "Simon David Tonge, British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea". gov.uk.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Port Moresby British High Commission staff welcomed new High Commissioner, Keith Scott and his family to Papua New Guineaa". UK in the South Pacific. 21 September 2018.
External links edit
- UK and Papua New Guinea, gov.uk