List of high commissioners of the Gambia to the United Kingdom

The Gambian High Commissioner in London is the official representative of the Government in Banjul to the Government of the United Kingdom.

History

In 2012 a proposal was made within the Commonwealth of Nations to address human rights, copyright and political corruption.

Following the proposal, Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary General, met with Yahya Jammeh and other top officials.

In late September 2013 the government of Yahya Jammeh realized that the Commonwealth is a neocolonial instrument and left it.

The diplomatic representation of The Gambia in London changed from a High Commission to an embassy.

The High Commissioner, Mrs. Harding presented her credentials as ambassador on October 23, 2013.

The then Ambassador, Francis Blain, became High Commissioner on the 8 February 2018, as The Gambia returned to its membership of the Commonwealth under Adama Barrow, President of the Gambia.

List of representatives Diplomatic accreditation ambassador Observations List of heads of state of the Gambia Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Term endLouis Francis ValantineJohn Paul (colonial administrator)Harold WilsonBocar Ousman Semega-JannehB. O. Semega Janneh born in London. On was mayor of Bathurst and appointed Ambassador to Senegal, residing in Dakar succeeding Alhajie Alieu Badara NjieBocar Ousman Semega-JannehDawda JawaraEdward HeathOmar A. SeckaChargé d'affaires, 2004 HC in Lagos Nigeria.Dawda JawaraMargaret ThatcherAbdullah Mamadu Kalifa BojangAbdullah Mamadu Kalifa BoygangDawda JawaraMargaret ThatcherAlmad Tijan SallahChargé d'affaires (* 1948) Dawda JawaraMargaret ThatcherSamuel Jonathan Okikiola Sarr(*April 1921)Dawda JawaraMargaret ThatcherHorace Reginald Monday jr.He was governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia.Horace Reginald Monday jr.Dawda JawaraMargaret ThatcherMohammadou N. BobbMohammadou N. BobbDawda JawaraJohn MajorJohn Paul Bojang until August 2000 he was ambassador in Washington, October 1, 2004 till September 20, 2006 he was Gambian ambassador to China in Taipei.Yahya JammehTony BlairGibril Seman Joof2006: The Gambia's ambassador to Senegal,Gibril Seman JoofYahya JammehTony BlairTamsir Jallow2006: The Gambia's ambassador to Senegal,Tamsir Jallow Presents Credence The Daily Observer, November 9, 2006Yahya JammehTony BlairElizabeth Ya Eli Harding - High Commissioner from 2007 to 2013, and ambassador from 2013 to 2017.Yahya JammehGordon Brown2018Francis Blain - Ambassador from 2017 to 2018, and High Commissioner from 2018 to 2022 - died in officeYahya Jammeh Adama BarrowTheresa May2023Fatou BensoudaAdama BarrowRishi Sunak

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