The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Seychelles is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Seychelles, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Victoria.
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| Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| Residence | Victoria |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Colin Allan First High Commissioner to Seychelles |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Website | www |
As the Republic of Seychelles is a member of the Commonwealth, the UK and Seychelles exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors.
High Commissioners to Seychelles
edit- 1975–1976: Sir Colin Allan[1]
- 1976–1980: John Pugh[2]
- 1980–1983: Eric Young[3]
- 1983–1986: Colin Mays[4]
- 1986–1989: Peter Smart[5]
- 1989–1991: Guy Hart[6]
- 1992–1995: John Sharland[7]
- 1995–1997: Peter Thomson[8]
- 1998–2002: John Yapp[9]
- 2002–2004: Fraser Wilson[10]
- 2004–2007: Diana Skingle[11]
- 2007–2009: Fergus Cochrane-Dyet[12]
- 2009–2012: Matthew Forbes[13]
- 2012–2015: Lindsay Skoll[14]
- 2015–2019: Caron Röhsler[15]
- From August 2019: Patrick Lynch[16]
References
edit- ^ "ALLAN, Sir Colin (Hamilton)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "PUGH, John Arthur". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "YOUNG, Eric". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "MAYS, Colin Garth". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "SMART, (Alexander Basil) Peter". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "HART, Guy William Pulbrook". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "SHARLAND, (Edward) John". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "THOMSON, Peter Alexander Bremner". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "YAPP, John William". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "WILSON, Fraser Andrew". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "SKINGLE, Diana". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "COCHRANE-DYET, Fergus John". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "FORBES, Matthew Keith". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Our High Commissioner". British High Commission Victoria. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013.
- ^ Caron Rohsler, British High Commissioner to Seychelles, gov.uk
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Seychelles - August 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 May 2019.
External links
edit- UK and Seychelles, gov.uk