The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Israel is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Israel, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Israel. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel.
Heads of missions
High commissioners (Palestine under British Mandate)
1920–1925: Sir Herbert Samuel 1925–1928: Sir Herbert Plumer 1928: Sir Harry Luke (acting) 1928–1931: Sir John Chancellor 1931–1938: Sir Arthur Wauchope 1938–1944: Sir Harold MacMichael 1944–1945: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort 1945–1948: Sir Alan Cunningham
Ambassadors Source:
1948–1949: No representation 1949–1951: Sir Knox Helm 1951–1954: Sir Francis Evans 1954–1957: Sir John Walter Nicholls 1957–1959: Sir Francis Rundall 1959–1963: Sir Patrick Hancock 1963–1965: Sir John Beith 1965–1969: Sir Michael Hadow 1969–1972: Sir Ernest John Ward Barnes 1972–1975: Sir Bernard Ledwidge 1975–1976: Thomas Anthony Keith Elliott 1976–1980: Sir John Mason 1980–1981: John Robinson 1981–1984: Sir Patrick Moberly 1984–1988: Dr William Squire 1988–1992: Mark Elliott 1992–1995: Sir Andrew Burns 1995–1998: Sir David Manning 1998–2001: Francis Cornish 2001–2003: Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles 2003–2006: Simon McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford 2006–2010: Sir Tom Phillips 2010–2015: Matthew Gould 2015–2019: David Quarrey 2019–2023: Neil Wigan
2023–: Simon Walters
See also Embassy of the United Kingdom, Tel Aviv Israel–United Kingdom relations
References
External links UK and Israel, gov.uk