The ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) formerly Zaire, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Kinshasa.
From 1968 to 1987, and since 1991, the British ambassador to the DRC has also been non-resident ambassador to the neighbouring Republic of Congo.
List of heads of mission
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1960–1961: Ian Dixon Scott 1961–1963: Derek Riches 1963–1965: Michael Rose 1965–1969: John Cotton 1969–1971: Paul Wright 1971–1974: Mark Allen 1974–1977: Richard Stratton 1977–1980: Alan Donald 1980–1983: John Snodgrass 1983–1984: Nicholas Bayne; 1985–1987: Patrick Eyers 1987–1991: Robert Cormack 1991–1992: Roger Westbrook 1992–1996: No ambassador 1996–1998: Marcus Hope 1998–2000: Douglas Scrafton 2000–2004: James Atkinson 2004–2007: Andrew Sparkes 2007–2009: Nicholas Kay 2010–2013: Neil Wigan 2013–2014: Diane Corner 2014–2015: Timothy Morris (temporary) 2015–2017: Graham Zebedee 2017–2020: John Murton 2020–2023: Emily Maltman
2023–present: Alyson King
References
External links UK and Congo, gov.uk