The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Latvia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Latvia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Riga.
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Heads of Mission
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
From 1921 to 1940, British Ministers were accredited to Estonia and Lithuania as well as Latvia; they were based in Riga.
- 1921–1922: Ernest Wilton
- 1922–1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan
- 1928–1930: Joseph Addison
- 1931–1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
- 1934–1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet
- 1937–1940: Sir Charles Orde
No representation 1940–91. Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.
Ambassador
- 1991–1993: Richard Samuel[1]
- 1993–1995: Richard Ralph[2]
- 1996–1999: Nicholas Jarrold[3]
- 1999–2002: Stephen Nash[4]
- 2002–2005: Andrew Tesoriere[5]
- 2005–2007: Ian Bond[6]
- 2007–2009: Richard Moon[7]
- 2010–2013: Andrew Soper[8][9]
- 2013–2017: Sarah Cowley[10]
- 2017–2021: Keith Shannon[11][12]
- 2021–present Paul Brummell[13]
References
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- ^ "RALPH, Richard Peter". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "JARROLD, Nicholas Robert". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "NASH, Stephen Thomas". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "TESORIÈRE, Harcourt Andrew Pretorius". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "BOND, Ian Andrew Minton". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ "MOON, Richard John". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "SOPER, Andrew Keith". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Farewell reception for HMA Andrew Soper". flickr.com. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Keith Shannon starts as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia". British Embassy Riga. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia: Paul Brummell" (Press release). GOV.UK. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.