The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Haiti is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Haiti.[1]

From 1913 to 1922, the head of mission in Cuba also served Haiti. The British Embassy in Port-au-Prince was closed in 1966 "for reasons of economy" and the High Commissioner to Jamaica in Kingston was appointed non-resident ambassador to Haiti.[2] Responsibility for Haiti was transferred to the ambassador to the Dominican Republic in 1999.[1] In June 2012 the British Foreign Secretary announced that the UK was to open a new embassy in Haiti.[3] The new embassy was opened in June 2013,[4] but until 2015 the ambassador to the Dominican Republic remained ambassador to Haiti, with a deputy head of mission in Port-au-Prince. In 2015 a new, dedicated ambassador was appointed to Haiti, but still non-resident (she was married to the ambassador to the Dominican Republic and resided in Santo Domingo).[5] In 2019, Mockbul Ali OBE was appointed as both Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and non-resident Ambassador to Haiti.[6]

List of heads of mission

Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

  •  ? –1859: Thomas Ussher[7]

Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

Minister Resident and Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

Consul-General for the Republic of Hayti and its Dependencies

  • 1912–1913: Arthur Nightingale[11]

Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Hayti

Consul-General to the Republic of Hayti

Consul for the Republic of Hayti

  • 1935–1938 Francis M. Shepherd[12][17]
  • 1938–1939: William R. Mackness[12][18]
  • 1939–1943: Reginald A.N. Hillyer[12]
  • 1943–1946: Alan A.L. Tuson[12]
  • 1946–1950: Augustus C. Routh[12]
  • 1950–1955: David J. Mill Irving[12]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Port-au-Prince, and Consul-General for the Republic of Hayti

  • 1955–1959: Sidney Simmonds[12][19]
  • 1960–1962: Gerard T. Corley Smith[12][20]

Consul for the Republic of Haiti

  • 1962–1963: Henry Niblock[21]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Haiti

References

  • Mackie, Colin (December 2017). "British Diplomats Directory" (PDF). gulabin.com.
  1. 1 2 "Previous ambassadors to the Dominican Republic and Haiti". Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ↑ British Embassy In Haiti To Close, The Times, London, 23 April 1966, page 17
  3. ↑ Foreign Secretary meets Prime Minister of Haiti, Foreign & Commonwealth Office press release, 27 July 2012
  4. ↑ Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire opens new British Embassy in Haiti, Foreign & Commonwealth Office press release, 12 June 2013
  5. 1 2 "Sharon Campbell, British Ambassador to Haiti". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Mockbul Ali OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. 1 2 "No. 22264". The London Gazette. 17 May 1859. p. 1987.
  8. ↑ "No. 22619". The London Gazette. 22 April 1861. p. 2101.
  9. 1 2 "No. 23934". The London Gazette. 3 January 1873. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "No. 24154". The London Gazette. 24 November 1874. p. 5603.
  11. ↑ "No. 28607". The London Gazette. 14 May 1912. p. 3476.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Mackie 2012, Haiti
  13. ↑ "No. 28695". The London Gazette. 28 February 1913. p. 1557.
  14. 1 2 Mackie 2012, Cuba
  15. 1 2 "No. 31663". The London Gazette. 28 November 1919. p. 14674.
  16. ↑ "No. 32352". The London Gazette. 10 June 1921. p. 4634.
  17. ↑ "No. 34159". The London Gazette. 10 May 1935. p. 3045.
  18. ↑ "No. 34570". The London Gazette. 15 November 1938. p. 7188.
  19. ↑ "No. 40580". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 September 1955. p. 5104.
  20. ↑ "No. 42087". The London Gazette. 8 July 1960. p. 4730.
  21. ↑ "No. 42769". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 August 1962. p. 6822.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mackie 2012, Jamaica
  23. ↑ "No. 44045". The London Gazette. 5 July 1966. p. 7567.
  24. 1 2 3 Mackie 2012, Dominican Republic
  25. ↑ "Steven Fisher". gov.uk.
  26. ↑ "Mockbul Ali OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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