The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Syria was the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to Syria, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Damascus. The official title was His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic.
In February 2012 all diplomatic staff were withdrawn from the British Embassy in Damascus and its services were suspended.British Embassy in Damascus 'suspended', BBC News, 1 March 2012 There is now no ambassador. The UK appoints a special envoy to Syria; the present incumbent is the head of the Near East Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London.
Heads of mission
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary Syrian and Lebanese Republics 1942–1944: Edward Spears 1944–1946: Terence Shone
Damascus 1947: Patrick Scrivener 1947–1950: Philip Broadmead 1950–1952: William Montagu-Pollock
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Syrian Arab Republic 1952–1953: William Montagu-Pollock 1953–1957: John Gardener 1958–1961: Syria joined with Egypt in the United Arab Republic 1962–1964: Thomas Bromley 1964–1967: Trefor Evans 1967–1973: Diplomatic relations broken off due to the Six-Day War 1973–1976: David Roberts 1976–1979: James Craig 1979–1981: Patrick Wright 1982–1984: Ivor Lucas 1984–1986: Roger Tomkys 1986–1991: Diplomatic relations broken off following the Hindawi affair 1991–1994: Andrew Green 1994–1996: Adrian Sindall 1996–2000: Basil Eastwood 2000–2003: Henry Hogger 2003–2006: Peter Ford 2006–2007: John Jenkins 2007–2012: Simon Collis
2012: Ambassador withdrawn – embassy closed
UK special envoys to Syria 2014: Jonathan Wilks (2012–2013: UK Special Envoy to the Syrian opposition) 2014–2017: Gareth Bayley 2017–2020: Martin Longden 2020–2023: Jonathan Hargreaves 2023–2026: Ann Snow 2026 (acting): Barrie Peach
References
External links Syria and the UK, gov.uk