The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ecuador is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Ecuador, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ecuador. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.
Until 1935 the British minister to Peru was also accredited to Ecuador, and the senior British diplomat (chargé d’affaires) at Quito was consul-general. From 1935–1943 the title of the head of mission was minister resident, and from 1943–1950 minister plenipotentiary. The post was upgraded to ambassador in 1950.
List of heads of mission Ministers resident 1935–1937: Hugh Stanford London (previously consul-general)British Legation For Ecuador, The Times, London, 2 December 1935, page 14 1937–1941: Guy Bullock 1941–1943: Leslie Hughes-HallettBritish Diplomatic Changes – Posts For Younger Men, The Times, London, 25 June 1941; page 4
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1943–1946: Leslie Hughes-Hallett 1946–1947: Colin Edmond 1947–1950: John Carvell
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1950–1951: John Carvell 1951–1955: Norman Mayers 1955–1959: Herbert Gamble 1959–1962: Gerald Meade 1962–1967: Gerard Corley Smith 1967–1970: Gordon Jackson 1970–1974: Peter Mennell 1974–1977: Norman Ernest Cox 1977–1981: John Hickman 1981–1985: Adrian Buxton 1985–1989: Michael Atkinson 1989–1993: Frank Wheeler 1993–1997: Richard Lavers 1997–2000: John Forbes-Meyler 2000–2003: Ian Gerken 2003–2007: Richard Lewington 2007–2008: Bernard Whiteside 2008–2012: Linda Cross 2012–2016: Patrick Mullee 2016–2020: Katharine Ward
2020–2025: Chris Campbell 2025–present: Libby Green
References
External links UK and Ecuador, gov.uk