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The '''High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus''' is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the [[Republic of Cyprus]].
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Previously a territory of the [[Ottoman Empire]], a British [[protectorate]] under Ottoman [[suzerain]]ty was established over Cyprus by the [[Cyprus Convention]] of 4 June 1878. The United Kingdom declared [[First World War|war]] on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914 and [[annexation|annexed]] Cyprus. Turkey recognised British possession of Cyprus by the [[Treaty of Lausanne]] on 24 July 1923 and the island became a [[Crown colony]] on 10 March 1925.
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Following the [[Zürich and London Agreement]] of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became independent on 16 August 1960. The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the [[British Commonwealth]], so the British diplomatic representative is a [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]]. As part of the treaty of independence, Britain grabbed [[The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia]], and still occupies them, despite the Cypriot government condemning them as a "remnant of colonialism".<ref>http://www2.parliament.cy/parliamentgr/008_05b/008_05_1543.htm</ref>
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==Heads of mission==
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===High Commissioners (1878–1925)===
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*1878–1879: Sir [[Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley|Garnet Wolseley]]
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*1879–1886: Sir [[Robert Biddulph (governor)|Robert Biddulph]]
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*1886–1892: Sir [[Henry Ernest Gascoyne Bulwer|Henry Ernest Bulwer]]
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*1892–1898: Sir [[Walter Sendall]]
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*1898–1904: Sir [[William Frederick Haynes Smith|William Haynes Smith]]
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*1904–1911: Sir [[Charles King-Harman]]
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*1911–1915: [[Hamilton Goold-Adams]]
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*1915–1918: Sir [[John Clauson]] (''died in office'')
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*1918–1920: Sir [[Malcolm Stevenson]] (''acting'')
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*1920–1925: Sir [[Malcolm Stevenson]]
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===Governors (1925–1960)===
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*1925–1926: Sir [[Malcolm Stevenson]]
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*1926–1932: Sir [[Ronald Storrs]]
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*1932–1933: Sir [[Reginald Stubbs]]
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*1933–1939: Sir [[Herbert Richmond Palmer|Richmond Palmer]]
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*1939–1941: [[William Battershill]]
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*1941–1946: [[Charles Campbell Woolley|Charles Woolley]]
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*1946–1949: [[Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster]]
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*1949–1954: Sir [[Andrew Barkworth Wright|Andrew Wright]]
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*1954–1955: Sir [[Robert Perceval Armitage|Robert Armitage]]
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*1955–1957: Sir [[John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton|John Harding]]
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*1957–1960: Sir [[Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon|Hugh Foot]]
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===High Commissioners (1960–present)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121210053745/http://ukincyprus.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-high-commission/our-high-commissioner/previous-high-commissioners</ref>===
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*1961–1964: Sir Arthur Clark
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*1964–1965: Sir [[Alec Bishop]]
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*1965–1967: [[David Hunt (diplomat)|Sir David Hunt]]
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*1967–1969: Sir Norman Costar
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*1969–1971: [[Peter Ramsbotham]]
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*1971–1972: [[Robert Edmonds (British diplomat)|Robert Edmonds]]
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*1973–1975: [[Stephen Olver]]
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*1975–1979: [[Donald McDonald Gordon|Donald Gordon]]
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*1979–1982: [[Peregrine Rhodes]]
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*1982–1988: [[William John Antony Wilberforce|William Wilberforce]]
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*1988–1990: [[Humphrey Maud]]
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*1990–1994: [[David Dain]]
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*1994–1999: [[David Madden (diplomat)|David Madden]]
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*1999–2001: [[Edward Clay]]
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*2001–2005: [[Lyn Parker]]
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*2005–2010: [[Peter Millett (diplomat)|Peter Millett]]
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*2010–2014: [[Matthew Kidd (diplomat)|Matthew Kidd]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121209012950/http://ukincyprus.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/our-high-commission/our-high-commissioner/ </ref>
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*2014–2016: [[Ric Todd]]<ref>http://www.gov.uk/government/people/damian-todd</ref>
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*2016–2018: [[Matthew Kidd (diplomat)|Matthew Kidd]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/high-commissioner-to-cyprus-matthew-kidd-presents-his-credentials</ref>
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*2018–{{As of|2018|4|alt=present}}: <onlyinclude>[[Stephen Lillie]]</onlyinclude><ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-british-high-commissioner-to-cyprus--</ref>
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(Ambassador to Cyprus)

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The United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Cyprus

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Cyprus.

Previously a territory of the Ottoman Empire, a British protectorate under Ottoman suzerainty was established over Cyprus by the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878. The United Kingdom declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914 and annexed Cyprus. Turkey recognised British possession of Cyprus by the Treaty of Lausanne on 24 July 1923 and the island became a Crown colony on 10 March 1925.

Following the Zürich and London Agreement of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became independent on 16 August 1960. The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the British Commonwealth, so the British diplomatic representative is a High Commissioner. As part of the treaty of independence, Britain grabbed The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, and still occupies them, despite the Cypriot government condemning them as a "remnant of colonialism".[1]

Heads of mission

High Commissioners (1878–1925)

Governors (1925–1960)

High Commissioners (1960–present)[2]


 

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Hugh Foot3 December 195716 August 1960
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