List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ivory Coast

Updated on Sep 21, 2024

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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Côte d'Ivoire is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Abidjan.

The British embassy in Abidjan was closed in 2005 because of the worsening security situation and the mission to Ivory Coast was temporarily operated out of the embassy in neighbouring Ghana. The embassy in Abidjan was reopened in May 2012.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1960–1964: Thomas Ravensdale (also to Dahomey, Niger and Upper Volta)

1964–1967: Thomas Shaw (also to Niger and Upper Volta, and to Dahomey 1964–65)

1967–1970: Dudley Cheke (also to Niger and Upper Volta)

1970–1972: Peter Murray (also to Niger and Upper Volta)

1972–1975: Paul Holmer (also to Niger and Upper Volta)

1975–1978: Joe Wright (also to Niger and Upper Volta)

1978–1983: Michael Daly (also to Niger and Upper Volta)

1983–1987: John Willson (also to Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) and Niger)

1987–1990: Veronica Sutherland

1990–1997: Margaret Rothwell (also to Niger, Burkina and Liberia)

1997–2001: Haydon Warren-Gash (also to Niger, Burkina Faso and Liberia)

2001–2004: Francois Gordon

2004–2006: David Coates

2006–2007: Gordon Wetherell (non-resident)

2007–2011: Nicholas James Westcott (non-resident)

2012–2014: Simon Tonge

2014–2016: Mark Bensberg

2016–present: Josephine Gauld

References

List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ivory Coast Wikipedia

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