The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Cameroon is the head of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in Cameroon.
In 1960, the French colony of Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroun. The southern part of British Cameroons merged with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984. Cameroon joined the British Commonwealth in 1995: before then the British head of mission was an ambassador, but now that Cameroon is in the Commonwealth the head of mission is a high commissioner.
British ambassadors and high commissioners to Cameroon have also been non-resident ambassadors to the Central African Republic from 1966 until 1970 and from 1982; to the Republic of Chad from 1966 until 1970 and from 1990; to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea from 1969; and to the Gabonese Republic from 1966 until 1978 and from 1995. In 2018 the UK government opened a new office in N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, "to support diplomatic, development and defence efforts" but the ambassador is still non-resident (in Cameroon) and the new office does not provide consular assistance.
List of heads of mission Ambassadors 1960–1961: Patrick JohnstonThe London Gazette, 5 April 1960 1961–1963: Cecil KingThe London Gazette, 21 November 1961 1963–1966: Sir Edward WarnerThe London Gazette, 4 June 1963 1966–1969: Alan EddenThe London Gazette, 16 December 1966 1970–1972: Anthony GoldsThe London Gazette, 3 July 1970 1972–1975: Edward GivenThe London Gazette, 8 August 1972 1975–1979: Albert SaundersThe London Gazette, 30 September 1975 1981–1984: Bryan SparrowThe London Gazette, 5 October 1981 1984–1987: James GlazeGLAZE, Michael John Carlisle, (James), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 6 Jan 2013] 1987–1991: Martin ReithREITH, Martin, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013 1991–1995: William QuantrillQUANTRILL, William Ernest, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013
High commissioners 1995–1998: Nicholas McCarthyMcCARTHY, Nicholas Melvyn, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013 1998–2002: Peter BoonBOON, (George) Peter (Richard), Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013 2002–2006: Richard WildashWILDASH, Richard James, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013 2006–2009: Syd MaddicottMADDICOTT, David Sydney, (Syd), Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 6 Jan 2013 2009–2013: Bharat JoshiBharat Joshi, gov.uk 2013–2017: Brian OlleyBrian Olley, gov.uk 2017–2021: Rowan Laxton 2021–2023: Christian Dennys-McClure 2023–2024: Barry Lowen
2024–present: Matt Woods
References
External links UK and Cameroon, gov.uk