The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Estonia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Estonia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Tallinn. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia.
The United Kingdom first recognised Estonian independence during the Russian Civil War, and the two countries exchanged envoys for over twenty years. The United Kingdom refused to recognise the Soviet Union's unilateral annexation of Estonia in 1940, and the de facto non-independence caused the UK to close its mission and sever diplomatic ties with Estonia as a result. In 1991, upon restoration of de facto independence, the United Kingdom reestablished diplomatic links with Estonia, and the two countries resumed their exchange of ambassadors.
List of heads of mission Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary From 1921 to 1940, British ministers to Latvia, based in Riga, were also accredited to Estonia and Lithuania.
1921–1922: Ernest Wilton 1922–1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan 1928–1930: Joseph Addison 1931–1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen 1934–1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet 1937–1940: Sir Charles Orde 1940: Wilfred Hansford Gallienne
No representation 1940–91. Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.
Ambassadors 1991–1994: Brian Low 1994–1997: Charles de Chassiron 1997–2000: Timothy Craddock 2000–2003: Sarah Squire 2003–2007: Nigel Haywood 2007–2012: Peter Carter 2012–2016: Christopher Holtby 2016–2021: Theresa Bubbear
-present: Ross Allen
External links UK and Estonia, gov.uk
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