List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic
| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic Britský velvyslanec v Česká republice | |
|---|---|
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Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Prague |
| Appointer | Elizabeth II |
| Inaugural holder | Sir George Clerk |
| Formation | 1919 |
| Website | British Embassy Prague |
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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Czech Republic, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in the Czech Republic. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
Ambassadors
Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British monarch | Czechoslovak president |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir George Clerk | 1919 | 1926 | George V | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Sir James Macleay | 1926 | 1930 | ||
| Sir Joseph Addison | 1930 | 1936 | ||
| Sir Charles Bentinck | 1936 | 1937 | George VI | Edvard Beneš |
| Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart | 21 July 1940 | 1941 | ||
| Frank Roberts (Chargé d'affaires)[1] | 18 July 1941 | 1941 | ||
| Sir Philip Nichols[2] | 27 October 1941 | 1947 | ||
| Sir Pierson Dixon | 1948 | 1950 | Klement Gottwald | |
| Sir Philip Broadmead | 1950 | 1953 | ||
| Sir Derwent Kermode | 1953 | 1955 | Elizabeth II | Antonín Zápotocký |
| Sir Clinton Pelham | 5 May 1955 | 1957 | ||
| Sir Paul Grey | 28 June 1957 | 1960 | Antonín Novotný | |
| Sir Cecil Parrott | 1960 | 1966 | ||
| Sir William Barker | 1966 | 1968 | ||
| Sir Howard Smith | 1968 | 1971 | Ludvík Svoboda | |
| Ronald Scrivener | 1971 | 1974 | ||
| Edward Willan | 1974 | 1977 | Ludvík Svoboda→ Gustáv Husák | |
| Peter Male | 1977 | 1980 | Gustáv Husák | |
| John Rich[3] | 1980 | 1985 | ||
| Sir Stephen Barrett | 1985 | 1988 | ||
| Laurence O'Keeffe | 1988 | 1991 | Gustáv Husák→ Václav Havel | |
| David Brighty | 1991 | 1993 | Václav Havel | |
Ambassadors to the Czech Republic
| Name | Tenure Begin | Tenure End | British monarch | Czech president |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brighty[a] | 1993 | 1994 | Elizabeth II | Václav Havel |
| Sir Michael Burton[4] | 1994 | 1997 | ||
| David Broucher | 1997 | 2001 | ||
| Anne Pringle | 2001 | 2004 | Václav Havel→ Václav Klaus | |
| Linda Duffield | 2004 | 2009 | Václav Klaus | |
| Sian MacLeod | 2009 | 2013 | ||
| Jan Thompson[5] | 2013 | Miloš Zeman | ||
See also
Notes
a. ^ Brighty continued as both ambassador to the Czech Republic, and as non-resident ambassador to Slovakia after the 1993 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, until 1994, when he left the post and was replaced by Sir Michael Burton as ambassador to the Czech Republic and by Michael Bates as ambassador to Slovakia.
Citations
- ↑ British Foreign Office Political Correspondence page xxvii
- ↑ "NICHOLS, Sir Philip Bouverie Bowyer". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ↑ "RICH, John Rowland". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 2008-10-18.; The London Gazette: no. 48325. p. 13693. 1 October 1980. Retrieved 2013-01-7.
- ↑ "BURTON, Sir Michael (St Edmund)". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 25 April 2013
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