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The '''Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Zimbabwe''' is the [[United Kingdom]]'s foremost [[Diplomat|diplomatic representative]] in [[Zimbabwe]], and head of the UK's [[diplomatic mission]] in [[Harare]].
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The embassy dates back to the establishment of a High Commission in [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Southern Rhodesia]], to the [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] from 1955 to 1963, and to Southern Rhodesia again following the end of the Federation from 1963. The High Commission was withdrawn on 12 November 1965, following the [[Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence|Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Rhodesia]] the previous day. Zimbabwe became an independent nation in 1980 following the [[Lancaster House Agreement]] on 21 December 1979. Initially Zimbabwe was a member of the [[British Commonwealth]] so the UK's diplomatic representatives were [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]]s. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 and since then the UK's representatives have been [[Ambassador]]s.
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[[Emmerson Mnagagwa]], the [[President of Zimbabwe]] has stated that Zimbabwe will seek a return to its membership of the Commonwealth during 2018, following in the footsteps of [[The Gambia]], which returned to its status as a [[republic in the Commonwealth of Nations]] on 8 February 2018. If this does occur, then the UK's head of mission in Zimbabwe will again be a High Commissioner.
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==List of Heads of Mission==
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===High Commissioners to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland===
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*1955–1961: [[Maurice Rupert Metcalf]]<ref>Mackie, Colin (2014). A Directory of British Diplomats. London: Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 342. Retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>
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*1961–1963: [[Cuthbert Alport|Lord Alport]]
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*1963–1963: [[John Baines Johnston]]<ref name=JBJ1/><ref name=JBJ2/>
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===High Commissioners to Southern Rhodesia===
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*1963–1965: [[John Baines Johnston]]<ref name=JBJ1>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U22187 JOHNSTON, Sir John (Baines)], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)</ref><ref name=JBJ2>https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/15/guardianobituaries.obituari</ref>
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===High Commissioners===
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*1980–1983: [[Robin Byatt]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U9748</ref>
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*1983–1985: [[Martin Ewans|Sir Martin Ewans]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U15306</ref>
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*1985–1989: [[Ramsay Melhuish|Sir Ramsay Melhuish]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U27211</ref>
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*1989–1992: [[Kieran Prendergast|Sir Keiran Prendergast]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31349</ref>
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*1992–1995: [[Richard Dales|Sir Richard Dales]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12736</ref>
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*1995–1998: [[Martin Williams (diplomat)|Martin Williams]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40025</ref>
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*1998–2001: [[Peter Longworth]]<ref name="LONGWORTH, Peter">http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U24920</ref>
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*2001–2003: [[Brian Donnelly (British diplomat)|Sir Brian Donnelly]]<ref name="LONGWORTH, Peter"/>
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===Ambassadors===
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*2003–2004: [[Brian Donnelly (British diplomat)|Sir Brian Donnelly]]
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*2004–2006: [[Roderick Pullen]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31609</ref>
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*2006–2009: [[Andrew Pocock]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31052</ref>
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*2009–2011: [[Mark Canning (diplomat)|Mark Canning]]<ref>http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U42633</ref>
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*2011–2014: [[Deborah Bronnert]]<ref>http://ukinzimbabwe.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/ambassador/ </ref>
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*2014–2018: [[Catriona Laing]]<ref>http://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-zimbabwe</ref>
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*2019–: <onlyinclude>[[Melanie Robinson]]</onlyinclude><ref>https://bulawayo24.com/news/press+release/15275</ref>
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(Ambassador to Zimbabwe)
UK ambassador to Zimbabwe

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Zimbabwe is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Zimbabwe, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Harare.

The embassy dates back to the establishment of a High Commission in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1955 to 1963, and to Southern Rhodesia again following the end of the Federation from 1963. The High Commission was withdrawn on 12 November 1965, following the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Rhodesia the previous day. Zimbabwe became an independent nation in 1980 following the Lancaster House Agreement on 21 December 1979. Initially Zimbabwe was a member of the British Commonwealth so the UK's diplomatic representatives were High Commissioners. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 and since then the UK's representatives have been Ambassadors.

Emmerson Mnagagwa, the President of Zimbabwe has stated that Zimbabwe will seek a return to its membership of the Commonwealth during 2018, following in the footsteps of The Gambia, which returned to its status as a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations on 8 February 2018. If this does occur, then the UK's head of mission in Zimbabwe will again be a High Commissioner.

List of Heads of Mission

High Commissioners to the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

High Commissioners to Southern Rhodesia

High Commissioners

Ambassadors


 

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References

  1. ↑ Mackie, Colin (2014). A Directory of British Diplomats. London: Foreign and Commonwealth Office. p. 342. Retrieved 21 March 2021
  2. ↑ a b JOHNSTON, Sir John (Baines), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  3. ↑ a b https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/nov/15/guardianobituaries.obituari
  4. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U9748
  5. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U15306
  6. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U27211
  7. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31349
  8. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12736
  9. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U40025
  10. ↑ a b http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U24920
  11. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31609
  12. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31052
  13. ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U42633
  14. ↑ http://ukinzimbabwe.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-embassy/ambassador/
  15. ↑ http://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-zimbabwe
  16. ↑ https://bulawayo24.com/news/press+release/15275
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