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Countries belonging to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than [[Ambassador]]s. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have served as '''British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria''' since the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960:
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Countries belonging to the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than [[Ambassador]]s. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have been '''British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria''' since the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960:
  
 
*1960&ndash;1963: [[Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head]]<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U165154 HEAD, 1st Viscount], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, [[Oxford University Press]], Dec 2007, accessed 9 April 2013</ref>
 
*1960&ndash;1963: [[Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head]]<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U165154 HEAD, 1st Viscount], ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, [[Oxford University Press]], Dec 2007, accessed 9 April 2013</ref>

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British High Commissioner (Ambassador) to the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have been British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria since the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960:


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

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Andrew Pocock20122015
Hamilton Whyte19831984
Leslie Glass19691971
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