List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Italy
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Italy is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Italian Republic, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Italy. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Italian Republic (until 1946, the Kingdom of Italy
). The first British mission to the united Italy was located in Turin, taking over the now defunct mission to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont; it moved to Rome in 1871. The Mission was upgraded to a full Embassy in 1876.
The office incorporates that of Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Most Serene Republic of San Marino
.
No representation 1940-1944 due to World War II
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in the Italian Republic, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in Italy. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Italian Republic (until 1946, the Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
). The first British mission to the united Italy was located in Turin, taking over the now defunct mission to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont; it moved to Rome in 1871. The Mission was upgraded to a full Embassy in 1876.
The office incorporates that of Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Most Serene Republic of San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
.
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1861–1863: Sir James Hudson
- 1863–1867: Hon. Henry ElliottHenry ElliotSir Henry George Elliot was a British diplomat. He was the second son of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto. He was most noted for his period as ambassador at Constantinople, and his participation in the 1876-77 Constantinople Conference. Elliot took a pro-Turkish line despite the...
- 1867–1876: Rt Hon Sir Augustus Berkeley PagetAugustus Berkeley PagetSir Augustus Berkeley Paget GCB was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Paget and Lady Augusta Fane, nephew of General Sir Edward Paget and grandson of The 1st Earl of Uxbridge....
Ambassadors
- 1876–1883: Rt Hon Sir Augustus Berkeley PagetAugustus Berkeley PagetSir Augustus Berkeley Paget GCB was the son of Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Paget and Lady Augusta Fane, nephew of General Sir Edward Paget and grandson of The 1st Earl of Uxbridge....
- 1883–1888: Sir John Savile
- 1888–1892: The Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and AvaFrederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society...
- 1892–1893: Hussey Vivian, 3rd Baron VivianHussey Vivian, 3rd Baron VivianHussey Crespigny Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian, GCMG, CB, DL, FRGS was a British diplomat.Born at Connaught Place, London, Vivian was the eldest son of Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian and was educated at Eton College...
- 1893–1898: Rt. Hon. Sir Clare Ford
- 1898–1900: Sir Philip CurriePhilip CurriePhilip Henry Wodehouse Currie, 1st Baron Currie GCB , known as Sir Philip Currie between 1885 and 1899, was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1893 to 1898 and Ambassador to Italy from 1898 to 1902.-Background and education:Currie was the son of Raikes Currie, Member...
- 1900–1903: Lord CurriePhilip CurriePhilip Henry Wodehouse Currie, 1st Baron Currie GCB , known as Sir Philip Currie between 1885 and 1899, was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1893 to 1898 and Ambassador to Italy from 1898 to 1902.-Background and education:Currie was the son of Raikes Currie, Member...
, GCB - 1903–1904: Sir Francis L. Bertie, GCVO, KCB
- 1905–1908: Sir Edwin Egerton, GCMG, KCB
- 1908–1919: Sir Rennell RoddRennell Rodd, 1st Baron RennellJames Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC , known as Sir Rennell Rodd before 1933, was a British diplomat, poet and politician...
GCB GCMG GCVO PC - 1919–1921: Sir George Buchanan GCMG KCVOGeorge Buchanan (diplomat)Sir George William Buchanan GCB GCMG GCVO PC was a British diplomat. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was the son of British Ambassador Sir Andrew Buchanan, Bt.....
- 1921–1933: Sir Ronald Graham, GCB, GCMG, GCVO
- 1933–1939: Sir Eric Drummond (Lord Perth) GCMG CBEric Drummond, 7th Earl of PerthJames Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth, GCMG, CB was a Scottish representative peer, a British diplomat and the first Secretary General of the League of Nations...
- 1939–1940: Sir Percy LoraineSir Percy Loraine, 12th BaronetSir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet, KCMG, PC was a British diplomat.Educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford, Loraine fought in the Second Boer War in Southern Africa. In 1904, he joined the foreign service. He first served in the Middle East, at the British missions in Istanbul and Tehran,...
, Bt, GCMG, PC
No representation 1940-1944 due to World War II
- 1944–1947: Sir Noel CharlesNoel CharlesSir Noel Hughes Havelock Charles, 3rd Baronet was a British diplomat.Charles was the younger son of Sir Havelock Charles, 1st Baronet, and succeeded his elder brother in the title in 1936. He served as British Ambassador to Brazil from 1941 to 1944 and as British Ambassador to Italy from 1944 to...
, Bt., KCMG, MC - 1947–1953: Sir Victor MalletVictor MalletSir Victor Alexander Louis Mallet GCMG was a British diplomat and author.The son of Sir Bernard Mallet and Marie Adeane, and the godson of Queen Victoria, he was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He married Christiana Jean Andreae in 1925; they had three sons and a...
, GCMG, CVO - 1953–1962: Sir Ashley Clarke, GCMG, GCVO
- 1962–1966: Sir John Guthrie Ward, GCMG
- 1966–1969: Sir Evelyn ShuckburghEvelyn ShuckburghSir Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh , better known as Evelyn Shuckburgh, was a British diplomat. In the 1950s he was at the heart of affairs in London, as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, and from 1954 to 1956 as Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office in...
, GCMG, CB - 1969–1974: Sir Patrick Hancock, GCMG
- 1974–1976: Sir Guy Millard
- 1976–1979: Sir Alan CampbellAlan Campbell (diplomat)Sir Alan Hugh Campbell GCMG was a British diplomat. He was British ambassador to Ethiopia from 1969 to 1972 and to Italy from 1976 to 1979, and also held senior posts in the Foreign Office in London....
- 1979–1983: Sir Ronald Arculus
- 1983–1987: Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron BridgesThomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron BridgesThomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, GCMG is a retired British diplomat. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford and joinned the Foreign Service in 1951...
- 1987–1989: Sir Derek Thomas
- 1989–1992: Sir Stephen EgertonStephen Egerton (diplomat)Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton KCMG was a British diplomat.Egerton was born in Indore, India, returning to England aged 11 to be educated at Eton College...
- 1992–1996: Sir Patrick Fairweather
- 1996–2000: Sir Thomas Richardson
- 2000–2003: Sir John Shepherd
- 2003–2006: Sir Ivor RobertsIvor Roberts (ambassador)Sir Ivor Anthony Roberts, KCMG, MA Oxford, FCIL is President of Trinity College, Oxford and was formerly British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland, and Italy...
- 2006–2011: Edward ChaplinEdward Chaplin (diplomat)Edward Graham Mellish Chaplin, CMG, OBE is a British diplomat, notable for serving as British ambassador in occupied Iraq from April 2004...
, CMG, OBE - 2011– : Christopher PrenticeChristopher PrenticeChristopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.Prentice has been a British diplomat since 1977...
, CMG