The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of The Gambia.
Until 2013 The Gambia was a member of the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom's representative was a High Commissioner. On 2 October 2013 the Gambian government announced that the country was to withdraw from the Commonwealth.[1] On 20 November 2013 the British High Commission formally became the British Embassy and the British High Commissioner became the British Ambassador.[2]
Fulfilling an election pledge of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018 and the British Ambassador became the British High Commissioner again.[3]
List of heads of mission edit
High Commissioners edit
- 1965–1967: George Crombie[4]
- 1968–1971: Granville Ramage[5]
- 1972–1975: James Roland Walter Parker[6]
- 1975–1979: Martin Rogers[7]
- 1979–1981: Eric Smith[8]
- 1981–1984: David Francis Battye Le Breton[9]
- 1984–1987: John Garner[10]
- 1988–1990: Alec Ibbott[11]
- 1991–1993: Alan Pover[12]
- 1994–1995: Michael Hardie[13]
- 1995–1998: John Wilde[14]
- 1998–2000: Tony Millson[15]
- 2000–2002: John Perrott[15]
- 2002–2006: Eric Jenkinson[15]
- 2006–2011: Philip Sinkinson[16]
- 2011–2013: David Morley[17]
Ambassadors edit
- 2013–2014: David Morley[18]
- 2014–2017: Colin Crorkin[19]
- 2017–2018: Sharon Wardle[20]
High Commissioners edit
- 2018–2020[update]: Sharon Wardle
- 2020–2023[update]: David Belgrove OBE[21]
- 2023–present[update]: Harriet King[22]
References edit
- ^ The Gambia to withdraw from Commonwealth, BBC News, 3 October 2013
- ^ British High Commission Banjul becomes British Embassy, British Embassy Banjul, 20 November 2013
- ^ "The Gambia rejoins the Commonwealth". press release. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 8 February 2018.
- ^ "CROMBIE, George Edmond". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "RAMAGE, (James) Granville (William)". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "PARKER, James Roland Walter". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "ROGERS, Martin Hartley Guy". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "SMITH, Eric Norman". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "LE BRETON, David Francis Battye". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "GARNER, John Donald". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "IBBOTT, Alec". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "POVER, Alan John". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "HARDIE, Michael John". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "WILDE, John". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "SINKINSON, Philip Andrew". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Our High Commissioner". Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Mr David Morley". gov.uk.
- ^ "Colin Crorkin MBE". gov.uk.
- ^ "Foreign Envoys Present Credentials to President Barrow". Foroyaa Newspaper. The Gambia. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "The Gambia gets new British High Commissioner". Gunjur News Online. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to The Gambia: Harriet King". GOV.UK. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links edit
- UK and Gambia, gov.uk