List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates is the United Kingdom
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the United Arab Emirates
, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission
in the UAE. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Before the UAE was granted independence
from the United Kingdom, in 1971, each of the Trucial States
was home to its own political deputation from the United Kingdom, complete with its own Political Officer or Political Agent heading the deputation. Of these deputations and political representatives, the oldest, and by far the most important, was to the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
, which was based in the city of Abu Dhabi, now the capital city of the UAE and the site of the modern British embassy.
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 United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, 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 UAE. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Before the UAE was granted independence
Independence
Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory....
from the United Kingdom, in 1971, each of the Trucial States
Trucial States
The Trucial States were a group of sheikhdoms in the Persian Gulf.-General aspects:The sheikdoms included:*Abu Dhabi *Ajman...
was home to its own political deputation from the United Kingdom, complete with its own Political Officer or Political Agent heading the deputation. Of these deputations and political representatives, the oldest, and by far the most important, was to the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, which was based in the city of Abu Dhabi, now the capital city of the UAE and the site of the modern British embassy.
Political Officers in Abu Dhabi
- Martin Buckmaster (1955–1958)
- Edric Worsnop (1958–1959)
- Edward Firth HendersonEdward Firth HendersonEdward Firth Henderson CMG was a British diplomat who was a prominent figure in the Persian Gulf region, where he spent most of his life furthering Britain's relations with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain.After serving in the Middle East during World War II, "a switch from the...
(1959–1961)
Political Agents in Abu Dhabi
- Sir Hugh BousteadHugh BousteadColonel Sir John Edmond Hugh Boustead, KBE, CMG, DSO, MC & Bar , was a British military officer, modern pentathlete, and diplomat who served in numerous posts across several Middle Eastern countries, including ambassador to Abu Dhabi from 1961 to 1965...
(1961–1965) - Sir Archie Lamb (1965–1968)
- James Treadwell (1968–1971)
Ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates
- James Treadwell (1971–1973)
- Donal McCarthy (1973–1977)
- Sir David Roberts (1977–1981)
- Sir Harold WalkerHarold Berners WalkerSir Harold Berners Walker, KCMG is a former British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Bahrain , the United Arab Emirates , Ethiopia and finally Iraq .-Early life:...
(1981–1986) - Michael Tait (1986–1989)
- Sir Graham Burton (1990–1994)
- Anthony Harris (1994–1998)
- Patrick Nixon (1998–2003)
- Richard Makepeace (2003–2006)
- Edward Oakden (2006–2010 )
- Dom Jermey