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List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan

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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Afghanistan, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Kabul. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The Treaty of Rawalpindi of 1921 provided for the exchange of diplomatic representatives between the two countries. The British ministers in Kabul were members of the Indian Political Service, appointed by the Foreign Office.

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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

  • 1922–1929: Sir Francis Humphrys
  • 1929–1935: Sir Richard Maconachie
  • 1935–1941: Sir William Fraser-Tytler
  • 1941–1943: Sir Francis Wylie
  • 1943–1948: Sir Giles Squire

    • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

  • 1948–1949: Sir Giles Squire
  • 1949–1951: John Gardener
  • 1951–1953: Eric Lingeman
  • 1953–1957: Sir Daniel Lascelles
  • 1957–1963: Sir Michael Gillett
  • 1963–1965: Arthur de la Mare
  • 1965–1968: Sir Gordon Whitteridge
  • 1968–1972: Peers Carter
  • 1972–1976: John Drinkall
  • 1976–1979: Kenneth Crook
  • 1979–1980: Norman Hillier-Fry
  • 1981–1984: John Garner (chargé d'affaires – no ambassador after Russian invasion))
  • 1984–1987: Charles Drace-Francis (chargé d'affaires)
  • 1987–1989: Ian Mackley (chargé d'affaires)
  • 1989–2000: No representation
  • 2001–2002: Stephen Evans (chargé d'affaires)
  • 2002–2003: Ronald Nash
  • 2003–2006: Rosalind Marsden
  • 2006–2007: Stephen Evans
  • 2007–2009: Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles
  • 2009–2010: Mark Sedwill
  • 2010–2012: Sir William Patey
  • 2012–2015: Sir Richard Stagg
  • 2015–2016: Karen Pierce
  • 2016–present: Dominic Jermey

    • References

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