The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Argentina is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Argentina, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic.
From 1853, when the United Kingdom and the Republic of Paraguay established diplomatic relations, until 1941 the British Minister or Ambassador to Argentina was usually also accredited to Paraguay. Since 1941 a British Minister or Ambassador has been resident in Paraguay.
Heads of mission
Ministers plenipotentiary United Provinces of Rio de la Plata 1824–1826: Woodbine Parish, Consul-General; Chargé d'Affaires from 1825S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934) 1826–1828: Lord Ponsonby, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 1828–1831: Woodbine Parish, Chargé d'Affaires 1831–1832: Henry Stephen Fox (appointed 1828) 1832–1834: Philip Yorke Gore (secretary of legation), Chargé d'Affaires 1834–1835: Hamilton Charles James Hamilton (appointed 1832) 1835–1844: John Mandeville
Argentine Confederation 1844–1845: William Gore Ouseley 1845–1847: Relations suspended 1847 (May–June): Lord Howden (minister to Brazil), special mission jointly with Count Walewski of France 1847–1848: Relations suspended 1848–1851: Henry Southern 1851–1854: Captain Robert Gore, Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General 1854–1859: William Christie, Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General from 1854, Minister Plenipotentiary from 1856 1859–1865: Edward Thornton
Argentine Republic Ministers plenipotentiary 1865–1866: Richard Edwardes appointed but did not proceed 1866–1867: George Buckley Mathew 1867–1868: William Lowther 1868–1872: William Stuart
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary 1872–1878: Lionel Sackville-West 1878–1879: Clare Ford 1879–1881: Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet 1881–1884: George Petre 1884–1885: Edmund Monson 1885–1896: Francis Pakenham 1896–1902: William Barrington 1902–1906: Sir William Haggard (also Minister Plenipotentiary to Paraguay) 1906–1910: Walter Townley 1910–1919: Sir Reginald Tower 1919–1922: Ronald Macleay 1923–1925: Sir Beilby Alston 1925–1927: Sir Malcolm Robertson
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1927–1929: Sir Malcolm Robertson 1930–1933: Sir Ronald Macleay 1933–1935: Sir Henry Chilton 1935–1937: Sir Nevile Henderson 1937–1942: Sir Esmond Ovey 1942–1946: David Victor Kelly (withdrawn for consultations 8 July 1944 – 25 April 1945) 1946–1948: Sir Reginald Leeper 1948–1952: Sir John Balfour 1951–1955: Sir Henry Mack 1955–1957: Sir Francis Evans 1957–1961: Sir John Ward 1961–1964: Sir George Middleton 1964–1969: Sir Michael Creswell 1969–1972: Sir Michael Hadow 1973–1975: Sir Donald Hopson 1975–1977: Sir Derrick Ashe 1980–1982: Anthony Williams
From 1982 to 1990, following the Falklands War, there were no diplomatic relations between the UK and Argentina. There was no Ambassador, but the embassy building remained open, as the British Interests Section of the Swiss Embassy, rather than as the British Embassy. The Argentine Embassy in London came under the Brazilian flag during the same period. Diplomatic relations were restored in 1990.
1990–1993: Humphrey Maud 1994–1997: Sir Peter Hall 1997–2000: William Marsden 2000–2004: Robin Christopher 2004–2008: John Hughes 2008–2012: Shan Morgan 2012–2016: John FreemanDr John Freeman – British Ambassador to Argentina, www.gov.uk 2016–: Mark Kent
2021–2025: Kirsty Hayes 2025–present: David Cairns
References
External links UK and Argentina, gov.uk