List of British ambassadors in Gambia

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Gambia was until October 2, 2013 Member of the Commonwealth of Nations , so the British was diplomatic mission in Banjul as High Commission referred and their leader as High Commissioner (Engl. High Commissioner ). Since 20 November 2013, the foreign representative is a message designated and their leader as ambassador (Engl. Ambassador ).

Term of office title Surname appointed during the reign of accredited at
1965-1967 High Commissioner George Crombie (1908–1972) Harold Wilson Dawda Jawara
1968-1971 High Commissioner Granville Ramage (1919-2011) Harold Wilson Dawda Jawara
1972-1975 High Commissioner James Roland Walter Parker (1919-2009) Edward Heath Dawda Jawara
1975-1979 High Commissioner Martin Rogers (1925-2012) Harold Wilson Dawda Jawara
1979-1981 High Commissioner Eric Smith (1922-2011) Margaret Thatcher Dawda Jawara
1981-1984 High Commissioner David Francis Battye Le Breton (* 1931) Margaret Thatcher Dawda Jawara
1984-1987 High Commissioner John Donald Garner (* 1931) Margaret Thatcher Dawda Jawara
1988-1990 High Commissioner Alec Ibbott (* 1930) Margaret Thatcher Dawda Jawara
1991-1993 High Commissioner Alan Pover (born 1933) John Major Dawda Jawara
1994-1995 High Commissioner Michael Hardie (1938-2008) John Major Yahya Jammeh
1995-1998 High Commissioner John Wilde (born 1941) John Major Yahya Jammeh
1998-2000 High Commissioner Tony Millson (born 1951) Tony Blair Yahya Jammeh
2000-2002 High Commissioner John Perrott (* 1943) Tony Blair Yahya Jammeh
2002-2006 High Commissioner Eric Jenkinson (born 1950) Tony Blair Yahya Jammeh
2006-2011 High Commissioner Philip Sinkinson (* 1950) Tony Blair Yahya Jammeh
2011-2013 High Commissioner David Morley (born 1954) David Cameron Yahya Jammeh
2013-2014 ambassador David Morley (born 1954) David Cameron Yahya Jammeh
2014-2017 ambassador Colin Crorkin (born 1957) David Cameron Yahya Jammeh
2017-2018 Ambassador Sharon Wardle Theresa May Adama Barrow
2018-2020 High Commissioner Sharon Wardle Theresa May Adama Barrow
since 2020 High Commissioner David Belgrove (* 1962) Boris Johnson Adama Barrow

Individual evidence

  1. ^ British Embassy Banjul
  2. ^ British High Commission Banjul becomes British Embassy
  3. David Morley
  4. David Morley
  5. Colin Crorkin