The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Somalia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Federal Republic of Somalia.
On 25 April 2013, Britain re-opened its embassy in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, with British First Secretary of State William Hague attending the opening ceremony. On 6 June 2013, the British authorities appointed Neil Wigan as the new British Ambassador to Somalia, succeeding Matt Baugh.
Ambassadors 1960–1961: Thomas Bromley 1961–1963: Lancelot Pyman 1963–1968: Diplomatic relations broken over the Northern Frontier DistrictDiplomatic Relations broken with Britain, Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 9, June 1963 1968–1970: Stephen Whitwell 1970–1973: James BournBOURN, James, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1973–1976: John Shaw 1977–1980: Henry BrindBRIND, (Arthur) Henry, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1980–1983: Michael PurcellPURCELL, (Robert) Michael, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1983–1987: William FullertonFULLERTON, William Hugh, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1987–1989: Jeremy VarcoeVARCOE, Jeremy Richard Lovering Grosvenor, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1989–1990: Ian McCluneyMcCLUNEY, Ian, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 8 Jan 2013 1991–2012: British Embassy in Mogadishu evacuated 6 January 1991 after collapse of Siad Barre administration and start of the civil war; relations maintained through the UK diplomatic office in Nairobi 2012–2013: Matt BaughUK appoints first ambassador to Somalia in 21 years, The Guardian, London, 2 February 2012 2013–2015: Neil WiganNeil Wigan, gov.uk 2015–2016: Harriet Mathews 2017–2019: David Concar 2019–2021: Ben Fender
2021–2023: Kate Foster 2023-2025: Michael Nithavrianakis 2025–present: Charles King
References
External links UK and Somalia, gov.uk