The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mozambique is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Mozambique, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Maputo.
Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. From then until 1995 the British heads of mission were ambassadors. In 1996 Mozambique joined the Commonwealth of Nations; Commonwealth countries exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors, so since 1996 the heads of mission have been High Commissioners.
Heads of mission
editAmbassadors
edit- 1975–1979: John Lewen[1]
- 1979–1980: Achilles Papadopoulos
- 1980–1984: John Stewart[2]
- 1984–1985: Eric Vines
- 1986–1989: James Allan
- 1989–1992: Maeve Fort
- 1992–1995: Richard Edis
High Commissioners
edit- 1996–2000: Bernard Everett
- 2000–2003: Robert Dewar
- 2003–2007: Howard Parkinson
- 2007–2010: Andrew Soper
- 2010–2014: Shaun Cleary
- 2014–2018: Joanna Kuenssberg[3]
- 2018–2022: NneNne Iwuji-Eme[4]
- 2022–present[update]: Helen Lewis[5]
References
edit- ^ "No. 46749". The London Gazette. 27 November 1975. p. 15049.
- ^ "STEWART, John Anthony Benedict". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Joanna Kuenssberg". gov.uk.
- ^ "Vice-Ministra Lucas recebe cartas figuradas da Alta-Comissária do Reino Unido" [Deputy Minister Lucas receives credentials from the UK High Commissioner] (in Portuguese). Maputo: Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Cooperação. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Mozambique: Helen Lewis".