List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Latvia
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Latvia is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Latvia
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in Riga
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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 Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, 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 Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
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Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1931–1934: Sir Hughe Knatchbull-HugessenHughe Knatchbull-HugessenSir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen KCMG was a British diplomat, civil servant and author.-Background and education:...
: accredited to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; based in RigaRigaRiga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
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Ambassadors
- 1991–1993: Richard SamuelRichard SamuelRichard Samuel was an English portrait painter who appears as a winner of prestigious medals in the 1770s in London. He is known for a small number of paintings including what came to be known as the Nine Living Muses of Great Britain...
- 1993–1995: Richard RalphRichard RalphRichard Peter Ralph, CMG, CVO, was a former British Diplomat and Ambassador to Peru. From 1999 until 2002 Raplh served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Romania and Moldova...
- 1996–1999: Nicholas JarroldNicholas JarroldNicholas Jarrold was the Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Croatia from 2000 to 2004. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and the University of Oxford. He is currently Director of the British Association for Central and Eastern Europe.-References:...
- 1999–2002: Stephen Nash
- 2002–2005: Andrew Tesoriere
- 2005–2007: Ian Bond
- 2007–present: Richard Moon