The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Eritrea is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the State of Eritrea, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Asmara. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
From Eritrean independence in 1993 until March 2002 the British ambassador to Ethiopia, resident in Addis Ababa, was also accredited to Eritrea.
The current ambassador is Alisdair Walker.
List of heads of mission Ambassadors to Eritrea 1997–2000: Gordon Wetherell 2000–2002: Myles Wickstead 2002–2006: Michael Murray 2006–2008: Nick Astbury 2008–2010: Andrea Reidy 2010–2012: Sandra Tyler-Haywood 2012–2014: Amanda Tanfield 2014–2016: David WardPresident Isaias Afwerki Receives Credentials of 25 Ambassadors, TesfaNews, 9 October 2014 2016–2019: Ian Richards 2019–2024: Alisdair Walker
2024–: David McIlroy
References
External links UK and Eritrea, gov.uk