The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Denmark is the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

's foremost

diplomatic representative Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

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, and head of the UK's

diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...

in Denmark. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark''. Until 1947, the British representative in Denmark held the rank of ''Minister'', and the Danish representative in the UK the corresponding rank of ''Gesandt''. In 1947, Denmark and the United Kingdom upgraded their diplomatic representations to each other and both heads of mission have since held the rank of ''Ambassador''. For Ambassadors from the Court of St. James's to Denmark before 1707, see

List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Denmark The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Denmark was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England in Denmark, also referred to as the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Br ...

. For Ambassadors from 1707 to 1800, see

List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Denmark The ambassador of Great Britain to Denmark was the foremost diplomatic representative in Denmark (also referred to as the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway) of the Kingdom of Great Britain, a European state created by the Treaty of Union of 1707, ...

List of heads of mission

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom

1801–1802: ''No diplomatic relations''S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). *1801–1802: Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens ''Plenipotentiary'' *1802–1805: Francis Hill ''chargé d'affaires'' **1803–1804:

Robert Liston Robert Liston (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a British surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Cli ...

(special mission) *1805–1807: Benjamin Garlike *1807:

Brook Taylor Brook Taylor (18 August 1685 – 29 December 1731) was an English mathematician best known for creating Taylor's theorem and the Taylor series, which are important for their use in mathematical analysis. Life and work Brook Taylor w ...

''ad interim'' *1807:

Francis James Jackson Francis James Jackson (December 1770 – 5 August 1814) was a British diplomat, ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Prussia and the United States. Career Francis Jackson entered the diplomatic service aged only 16 and served as a Foreign Office ...

''ad interim'' *1807:

Anthony Merry Anthony Merry (2 August 1756 – 14 June 1835) was a British diplomat. Biography The son of a London wine merchant, Anthony Merry served in various diplomatic posts in Europe between 1783 and 1803, holding mostly consular positions. In 1803 he ...

*1807–1814: ''No diplomatic relations'' * 1813: Alexander Hope and Edward Thornton ''Plenipotentiaries'' * 1813–1814: Edward Thornton ''Plenipotentiary'' * 1814–1824:

Augustus Foster Sir Augustus John Foster, 1st Baronet, (1 or 4 December 1780 – 1 August 1848) was a British diplomat and politician. Born into a notable British family, Foster served in a variety of diplomatic functions in continental Europe and the United ...

* 1824–1853:

Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn Sir Henry Watkin Williams-Wynn KCB GCH (16 March 1783 – 28 March 1856) was a British MP in the early 19th century. From 1824 to 1853, he served as the British Envoy to Denmark. Early life He was the younger son of eight children, six of wh ...

* 1852–1853:

Henry Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield Henry North Holroyd, 3rd Earl of Sheffield (18 January 1832 – 21 April 1909), styled Viscount Pevensey until 1876, was an English Conservative politician and patron of cricket. The Sheffield Shield is named after him. Life Born in Marylebone, L ...

(attaché) * 1858: Sir Henry Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound * 1859–1866:

Augustus Paget Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget Order of the Bath, GCB (16 April 1823 – 11 July 1896) was a British diplomat. In 1876, Paget was appointed a member of Queen Victoria's privy council. Biography Augustus Berkeley Paget was born on 16 April 1823, ...

* 1863: John Wodehouse, 3rd Baron Wodehouse * 1866–1869: Hugh MacDonell * 1881–1884: Hon. Hussey Vivian * 1884–1888: Hon. Edmund Monson * 1888–1893: Hugh MacDonell * 1893–1898: Sir Charles Stewart Scott * 1898–1900: Edmund Fane * 1900–1905: Edward Goschen * 1905–1910: Hon. Sir Alan Johnstone * 1910–1912:

Conyngham Greene Sir William Conyngham Greene, (29 October 1854 – 30 June 1934) was a British diplomat who served as minister to Switzerland, Romania and Denmark, and as ambassador to Japan. Early life William Conyngham Greene was born in Dublin, Ireland, ...

* 1913–1916: Sir Henry Lowther * 1916–1918:

Ralph Spencer Paget Sir Ralph Spencer Paget (26 November 1864 – 11 May 1940) was a British diplomat in the Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to Brazil in 1918, a position he held until 1920. Early life and career Ralph Spencer Page ...

* 1919–1921: Sir Charles Marling * 1921–1926:

Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (4 March 1872 – 21 July 1939) was a British diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family who was an envoy to several countries. Career The elder son of the 2nd Earl Granville, Leveson-Gower was e ...

* 1926–1928: Sir Milne Cheetham * 1928–1933:

Thomas Hohler Sir Thomas Beaumont Hohler (15 March 1871 — 23 April 1946) was a British diplomat. He was born in St George Hanover Square, London, the sixth son of Henry Booth Hohler of Fawkham Manor near Gravesend and Henrietta Wilhelmina Lawes. His ol ...

* 1933–1935:

Hugh Gurney Sir Hugh Gurney (4 February 1878 – 7 March 1968) was a British diplomat. Gurney was the son of John Gurney (1845–1887), a member of the influential Quaker Gurney banking family, and Isabel Blake-Humfrey. He joined the diplomatic service ...

* 1935–1939: Hon. Sir Patrick Ramsay * 1939–1940: Charles Howard Smith (expelled with his staff by the Germans on 9 April 1940) * 1945–''1947'': Sir Alec Randall

Ambassadors

* ''1947''–1952: Sir Alec Randall * 1952–1956: Sir Eric Berthoud * 1956–1960: Sir Roderick Barclay * 1960–1962: Sir William Montagu-Pollock * 1962–1966: Sir John Henniker-Major * 1966–1969: Oliver Wright * 1969–1971: Sir

Murray MacLehose Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, (; 16 October 1917 – 27 May 2000), was a British politician, diplomat and the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. He was the longest-serving governor of the colony, with four ...

* 1971–1976: Sir Andrew Stark * 1976–1983: Dame Anne Warburton * 1983–1986: Sir James Mellon * 1986–1988: Peter Unwin * 1989–1993: Nigel Williams * 1993–1996:

Hugh James Arbuthnott Hugh James Arbuthnott, CMG (born 27 December 1936) is a retired British diplomat. Son of James Gordon Arbuthnott and Margaret Georgiana, née Hyde. Married to Vanessa Rose Dyer, has three sons, Dominic Hugh, Justin Edward James (died 1989), and ...

* 1996-1999: Andrew Philip Foley Bache * 1999–2003:

Philip Astley Philip Astley (8 January 1742 – 20 October 1814) was an English equestrian, circus owner, and inventor, regarded as being the " father of the modern circus". Modern circus, as an integrated entertainment experience that includes music, domes ...

* 2003–2006: Sir

Nicholas Browne Sir Nicholas Walker Browne, KBE, CMG (17 December 1947 – 14 January 2014) was a British diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2002 and Ambassador to Denmark from 2003 to 2006. Early life Browne was born on 17 December 19 ...

* 2006–2008:

David Frost Sir David Paradine Frost (7 April 1939 – 31 August 2013) was a British television host, journalist, comedian and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to host the satirical programme ' ...

* 2008–2012: Nick Archer * 2012–2016:

Vivien Life Vivien may refer to: * Vivien (name), variant spelling * Vivien, Western Australia, an abandoned town in Australia * , a British destroyer launched in 1918 and sold in 1947 for scrapping See also

* Saint-Vivien (disambiguation) * Vivienne * ...

* 2016–2020:

Dominic Schroeder Dominic Sebastian Schroeder (born 13 November 1965) is a British diplomat currently serving as Principal of the International Academy of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British Ambassador to Denmark and Amba ...

* 2020-: Emma Hopkins

External links

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References

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