The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland, in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland.
List of heads of mission Before partition Agents 1604-1610: Dr William BruceGary M. Bell, A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688 (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). 1609: James Sandilands, 2nd Baron Torphichen Special Ambassador 1610-1621: Patrick Gordon 1626-1641: Francis Gordon Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the king of Poland 1629-1630: Sir Thomas Roe Special Ambassador 1634-1636: Sir George Douglas 1669-1670: Sir Peter Wyche 1676-1678: Hon. Laurence Hyde
Envoys extraordinary to the king of Poland and elector of Saxony From 1698 to 1763, successive electors of Saxony were usually kings of Poland. There was a single diplomatic mission to the king in both capacities. 1698: George Stepney Special MissionD. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) 1700 on: Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet Resident 1702-1707: Dr John Robinson, Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden was resident in Danzig 1709-1710: John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair 1710-1714: George Mackenzie (or Mackenzie-Quin) Chargé d'Affaires 1711: Charles Whitworth 1711 and 1712: The Earl of Peterborough 1711-1715: James Scott 1715-1718: Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd BaronetLondon Gazette, 5362, 6 September 1715London Gazette, 5683, 4 October 1718 1718-1719: Lieut-Gen. Francis Palmes 1719: Hugh Boscawen M.P. Special Mission, but did not go 1719-1722: James Scott (initially as Minister) 1721-1725: Capt. James Jefferyes Resident at Danzig 1724-1725: John Ernest von Wallenrodt Special Mission to Danzig
1725-1727: Edward Finch Minister Plenipotentiary 1728-1731: George Woodward Resident 1730-1731: Sir Luke Schaub Special business 1732-1735: George Woodward 1735-1738: Denton Boate (Secretary) in charge 1736-1737: Thomas Robinson At Dresden in 1737 1738-1746: Hon. Thomas Villiers 1747-1755: Charles Hanbury Williams 1756-1761: David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont 1761-1762: William Money in charge 1763-1778: Thomas Wroughton Resident 1762-1769 then Minister Plenipotentiary
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the king of Poland
1778-1779: Richard OakesJ. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 80. 1779-?: James Hare 1782-1784: Viscount Dalrymple 1785-1787: Charles Whitworth 1788-1791: Daniel Hailes 1791-1795: William Gardiner (remained at Warsaw until 1798)S. T. Bondoff and others, British Diplomatic Representatives, 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series 50, 1934), 88-89.
In 1795, the remaining Polish territory was partitioned between Prussia, Austria, and Russia, so that there was not a state of Poland until after World War I.
After World War I Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1919–1920: Sir Horace Rumbold, Bt. 1920–1928: Sir William Max-Müller 1928–1929: Hon. Sir William Erskine
Ambassadors 1929–1934: Hon. Sir William Erskine 1935–1941: Sir Howard William Kennard 1941–1943: Cecil Francis Joseph Dormer 1943–1945: Sir Owen St. Clair O'Malley 1945–1947: Victor Cavendish-Bentinck 1947–1950: Donald St Clair Gainer 1950–1952: Sir Charles Bateman 1952–1954: Sir Francis Shepherd 1954–1956: Sir Andrew Noble, Bt. 1956–1960: Sir Eric Berthoud 1960–1966: Sir George Clutton 1966–1969: Sir Thomas Brimelow 1969–1972: Sir Nicholas Henderson 1972–1974: Frank Brenchley 1974–1978: Norman Reddaway 1978–1981: Kenneth Robert Comyn Pridham 1981–1983: Cynlais James 1983–1986: Sir John Morgan 1986–1988: Sir Brian Barder 1988–1991: Sir Stephen Barrett 1991–1996: Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith 1996–1998: Sir Christopher Hum 1998–2001: John Malcolm Macgregor 2001–2003: Sir Michael Pakenham 2003–2007: Charles Crawford 2007–2011: Ric Todd 2011–2016: Robin Barnett
2016–2020: Jonathan Knott 2020–2025: Anna Clunes 2025–present: Melinda Simmons
See also List of ambassadors of Poland to the United Kingdom Poland–United Kingdom relations
External links UK and Poland, gov.uk
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