The ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of the Philippines () is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of the Philippines, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines.
The British ambassador to the Philippines is also accredited as a non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Palau. There is no British embassy or consulate in Palau.
The following is a chronological list of British heads of mission (ministers and ambassadors) in the Philippines from 1844. Before the country's independence in 1946, there were no ambassadors exchanged between the two countries, the highest rank being envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary – a rank just below ambassador as well as consuls-general based in Manila. The rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary was later officially elevated in 1954.
List of heads of mission Consuls and consuls-general during the Spanish and American colonial periods Head of mission Tenure begins Tenure ends British monarch British prime minister Accredited during the Government of Note(s) John William Perry Farren 1844 1864 Robert PeelJohn RussellEdward Smith-StanleyGeorge Hamilton-GordonHenry John TempleEdward Smith-StanleyHenry John Temple George Thome Ricketts 1866 1875 John RussellEdward Smith-StanleyBenjamin DisraeliWilliam Ewart GladstoneBenjamin Disraeli William Gifford Palgrave 1876 1877 Roderick Donald MacKenzie 1877 1895 Benjamin DisraeliWilliam Ewart GladstoneRobert Gascoyne-CecilWilliam Ewart GladstoneArchibald PrimroseRobert Gascoyne-Cecil Edward Henry Rawson-Walker 1895 1898 Died of sickness during the Battle of Manila. Belgian consul Édouard André assumed the role as consul for Britain.Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War - Page 175 Donald H. Dyal, Brian B. Carpenter, Mark A. Thomas - 1996 "After Rawson-Walker's sickness and death, Belgian consul Edouard André carried on the diplomatic exchanges between Dewey, General Wesley Merritt,* and Jaudenes. Through these diplomatic exchanges, early in August Jaudenes began to ..." William Joseph Kenny 1903 1908 Arthur BalfourHenry Campbell-BannermanH. H. Asquith Alfred Ernest Wileman 1909 1914 1915 1919 H. H. AsquithDavid Lloyd GeorgeBonar LawStanley BaldwinRamsay MacDonaldStanley BaldwinRamsay MacDonaldStanley Baldwin Francis Burton HarrisonCharles YeaterLeonard WoodEugene Allen GilmoreHenry L. StimsonEugene Allen GilmoreDwight F. DavisGeorge C. ButteTheodore Roosevelt Jr.Frank Murphy Thomas Joseph Harrington 1920 1935 Arthur Powlett Blunt 1935 1937 Stanley BaldwinNeville Chamberlain William Turner 1937 1941 Neville ChamberlainWinston Churchill Diplomatic relations were suspended due to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines from 1941 until 1945 Francis McDermot 1945 1946 Winston ChurchillClement Attlee
Ministers Head of mission Tenure begins Tenure ends British monarch British prime minister Philippine president Linton Foulds 1946 1951 Clement Attlee Sir Frank Gibbs 1951 1954 Clement AttleeWinston Churchill
Ambassadors Head of mission Tenure begins Tenure ends British monarch British prime minister Philippine president Note(s) Sir Frank Gibbs 1954 1955 Elizabeth II Winston Churchill Ramon Magsaysay Sir George Clutton 1955 1959 Anthony EdenHarold Macmillan Sir John Arthur Pilcher 1959 1963 Harold Macmillan Sir John Addis 1963 1970 Harold MacmillanAlec Douglas-HomeHarold Wilson Sir John Curle 1970 1972 Harold WilsonEdward Heath Ferdinand Marcos James Turpin 1972 1976 Sir William Bentley 1976 1981 Harold WilsonJames CallaghanMargaret Thatcher Michael Morgan 1981 1985 Margaret ThatcherJohn Major Robin McLaren 1985 1987 Keith MacInnes 1987 1992 Alan Montgomery 1992 1995 John Major Fidel V. RamosJoseph Estrada Adrian Thorpe 1995 1998 Alan Collins 1998 2002 Tony Blair Paul Dimond 2002 2004 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Peter Beckingham 2004 2009 Tony BlairGordon Brown Stephen Lillie 2009 2013 Gordon BrownDavid CameronTheresa May Asif AhmadChange of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 28 February 2013 2013 2017 Daniel Pruce 2017 2021 Theresa MayBoris JohnsonLiz TrussRishi SunakKeir Starmer Rodrigo DuterteBongbong Marcos Credentials were presented to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on 13 September 2017. Laure Beaufils 2021 2025 Elizabeth IICharles III Credentials were presented to Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on 20 October 2021. Dame Sarah Hulton 2025 present Charles III Keir StarmerAndy Burnham Bongbong Marcos Credentials were presented to Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on 14 October 2025.
See also Philippines–United Kingdom relations List of ambassadors of the Philippines to the United Kingdom Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
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External links British Embassy Manila