List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the Ivory Coast
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the Ivory Coast was the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in the Ivory Coast. The embassy in Abidjan
was closed in 2005 because of the worsening security situation.
The mission to the Ivory Coast is now operated out of the mission to neighbouring Ghana, in Accra.
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 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), 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 the Ivory Coast. The embassy in Abidjan
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
was closed in 2005 because of the worsening security situation.
The mission to the Ivory Coast is now operated out of the mission to neighbouring Ghana, in Accra.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Ivory Coast
- 1964–1967: Thomas Shaw
- 1967–1970: Dudley Cheke
- 1970–1972: Peter Murray
- 1972–1975: Paul Holmer
- 1975–1978: Joe Wright
- 1978–1983: Michael Daly
- 1983–1987: John Willson
- 1987–1990: Veronica SutherlandVeronica SutherlandDame Veronica Evelyn Sutherland, DBE, CMG is a former British career diplomat who served in government from 1965 until 1999, including a stint as Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland...
- 1990–1997: Margaret Rothwell
- 1997–2001: Haydon Warren-Gash
- 2001–2004: Francois Gordon
- 2004–2006: David Coates
- 2006–2007: Gordon WetherellGordon WetherellGordon Geoffrey Wetherell, CMG is a British diplomat who was the former Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was appointed on 5 August 2008, replacing Richard Tauwhare in the position...
(non-resident) - 2007–: Nicholas Westcott (non-resident)