The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Bahamas is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
History From Bahamian independence in 1973 until 2005 there were resident high commissioners to the Bahamas. In June 2005 the high commission in Nassau was closed and responsibility for the Bahamas was assumed by the British high commission in Kingston, Jamaica, the high commissioner to Jamaica was also accredited to the Bahamas. However, the high commission in Nassau is to reopened in 2019 with a resident high commissioner.
List of heads of mission
High commissioners to the Bahamas 1973–1975: Charles Treadwell 1973–1978: Peter Mennell 1978–1981: John Duncan 1981–1983: Achilles Papadopoulos 1983–1986: Peter Heap 1986–1991: Colin Mays 1991–1992: Michael Gore 1992–1996: Brian Attewell 1996–1999: Peter Young 1999–2003: Peter Heigl 2003–2005: Roderick Gemmell 2005–2009: Jeremy Cresswell (non-resident) 2010–2013: Howard Drake (non-resident) 2013–2017: David Fitton (non-resident) 2017–2019: Asif Ahmad (non-resident) 2019–2022: Sarah Dickson
2022–2025: Tom Hartley 2025–present: Smita Rossetti
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