List of Consuls-General from the United Kingdom to Jerusalem
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The British Consulate General is based in 19 Nashashibi Street in Sheikh Jarrah, Jerusalem. The aim of the Consulate General is to represent the United Kingdom
in the Palestinian Territories
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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...
in the Palestinian Territories
Palestinian territories
The Palestinian territories comprise the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988, the region is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries as the State of Palestine or simply Palestine, although this status is not recognized by the...
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List of Consuls-General
- 1839–1845: William Tanner Young
- 1846–1863: James FinnJames FinnJames Finn was a British Consul in Jerusalem, in the then Ottoman Empire . He arrived in 1845 with his wife Elizabeth Anne Finn. Finn was a devout Christian, who belonged to the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews, but who did not engage in missionary work during his years in...
- 1863–1890: Noel Temple Moore
- 1890–1906: John Dickson
- 1906–1909: Edward C. Blech
- 1909–1912: Peter J.C. McGregorPeter McGregorPeter James McGregor was an Australian Anarchist known for his political activism, University teaching and commitment to direct action...
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- There was no Consul-General during World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
since the UK was an enemy of the Ottoman Empire. After the war and until 1948, Palestine was a British mandate territory, with District Commissioners.
- There was no Consul-General during World War I
- 1948–1951: Sir Hugh DowHugh DowSir Hugh Dow, GCIE, KCSI was an Indian civil servant during the British Raj.-Career:Dow entered the Indian Civil Service in 1909 and served in various senior administrative and advisory capacities in pre-war India. From 1939 to 1941 he was Director-General of Supply and President of the War Supply...
- 1951–1954: Herbert R. Gybbon-Monypenny
- 1957–1959: Andrew C. Stewart
- 1959–1962: James M. Walsh
- 1962–1964: Alastair G. Maitland
- 1964–1967: Hubert N. Pullar
- 1967–1970: John H. Lewen
- 1970–1974: John M. O. SnodgrassJohn Michael Owen SnodgrassJohn Michael Owen Snodgrass was a British diplomat.-Position held:*3rd Sec., Rome, 1953–1956*1st Sec., Beirut, 1960–1963*Consul-General to Jerusalem, 1970-74.*Consellor British Embassy, South Africa, 1974-77....
- 1974–1976: Edward E. Key
- 1976–1980: Michael P.V. Hannam
- 1980–1984: Donald A. Hamley
- 1984–1987: Patrick G. de Courcy-Ireland
- 1987–1990: Ivan R. Callan
- 1990–1993: David R. MacLennan
- 1993–1997: Richard J. Dalton
- 1997–2001: Robin A. Kealy
- 2001–2003: Geoffrey AdamsGeoffrey AdamsSir Geoffrey Doyne Adams KCMG is a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He was Ambassador to Iran from April 1, 2006 until March 2009...
- 2003–2006: Dr. John Jenkins
- 2007–2010: Richard Makepeace
- 2010–: Sir Vincent FeanVincent FeanSir Vincent Fean, KCVO , is a British diplomat.-Early life:Fean was born in Burnley, Lancashire and educated at St Theodore's RC High School in the town, and later the University of Sheffield.-Diplomatic career:...