List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lithuania
(Redirected from List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lithuania)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lithuania is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Lithuania, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Vilnius.
Heads of Mission
[edit]Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
[edit]From 1921 to 1940, British Ministers were accredited to Estonia and Latvia as well as Lithuania; they were based in Riga.
- 1921–1922: Ernest Wilton
- 1922–1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan
- 1928–1930: Joseph Addison
- 1931–1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
- 1934–1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet
- 1937–1940: Sir Charles Orde
No representation 1940–91. Lithuania was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.
Ambassadors
[edit]- 1991–1994: Michael Peart[1]
- 1995–1998: Tom Macan
- 1998–2001: Christopher Robbins[2]
- 2001–2003: Jeremy Hill[3]
- 2004–2008: Colin Roberts[4]
- 2007–2011: Simon Butt[5]
- 2011–2015: David Hunt[6]
- 2015–2019: Claire Lawrence[7]
- 2019–September 2024: Brian Olley[8]
- From September 2024[update]: Liz Boyles[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "PEART, Michael John (Oldham)". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "ROBBINS, Christopher William (Oldham)". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "HILL, (Peter) Jeremy (Oldham)". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "ROBERTS, Colin (Oldham)". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "British Ambassador to Lithuania". Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania". 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Lithuania". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 15 January 2015.
- ^ "New British Ambassador presents his credentials to the President of Lithuania". British Embassy Vilnius. 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Lithuania: Liz Boyles". British Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 9 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- UK and Lithuania, gov.uk
