The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mexico 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 in the

United Mexican States Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Mexico. Besides the

embassy 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 ...

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, the UK also maintains a

consulate general A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...

in Cancun.

Heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mexico

*1835–1843:

Richard Pakenham Sir Richard Pakenham PC (19 May 1797 – 28 October 1868) was a British diplomat of Anglo-Irish background. He served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1843 until 1847, during which time he unsuccessfully worked to prevent th ...

, Minister Plenipotentiary **1843:

Percy William Doyle Percy William Doyle Order of Bath, CB (1806? – 21 February 1887) was a British diplomat and "a popular member of London society". Biography The youngest son of Charles William Doyle, General Sir C. W. Doyle, he was first attached to the Britis ...

, Chargé d'Affaires *1843–1847: Charles Bankhead, Minister Plenipotentiary **1847–1850: Percy William Doyle, Chargé d'Affaires **1850–1851: Charles Bankhead, Chargé d'Affaires *1851–1858: Percy William Doyle *1858–1860: Loftus Charles Otway *1860–1864:

Charles Lennox Wyke Sir Charles Lennox Wyke, (2 September 1815 – 4 October 1897) was a British diplomat. Wyke was born on 2 September 1815, was the son of George Wyke, of Robbleston, Pembrokeshire, captain in the Grenadier Guards, by his wife Charlotte, daughte ...

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Mexico

*1864–1867:

Peter Campbell Scarlett Peter Campbell Scarlett CB, DL (27 November 1804 – 15 July 1881), styled The Honourable from 1830, was a British diplomat. Background Scarlett was the youngest child of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger and his wife Louise Henrietta Campbe ...

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of Mexico

*1867–1884: ''No diplomatic relations following French intervention in Mexico'' *1884–1893: Sir

Spenser St. John Sir Spenser Buckingham St. John (22 December 1825 – 3 January 1910) was British Consul in Brunei in the mid 19th century. Early life On 20 September 1827, Spenser was baptised at St Pancras Old Church. Diplomatic career In 1847 St John's fa ...

''previously on special mission there'' *1893–1894: Hon.

Power Henry Le Poer Trench Power Henry Le Poer Trench (11 May 1841 – 30 April 1899) was a British diplomat. Trench was the son of William Thomas Le Poer Trench, 3rd Earl of Clancarty and Lady Sarah Juliana Butler. Career Trench was Secretary of the British Embassy in B ...

*1894–1900: Sir Henry Dering *1900–1906: George Greville *1906–1911:

Reginald Tower Sir Reginald Thomas Tower (1 September 186021 January 1939) was a British diplomat whose career lasted from 1885 to 1920.Who's Who UK online Early life Tower was educated at Harrow School and then Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated ...

*1911–1913: Sir Francis Stronge *1913–1914: Sir Lionel Carden *1914–1925: ''Diplomatic relations broken during

Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...

'' *1925–1929: Sir Esmond Ovey *1929–1934: Edmund Monson *1935–1937: John Murray *1937–1938:

Owen O'Malley Sir Owen St Clair O'Malley (4 May 1887 – 16 April 1974) was a British diplomat. He was Minister to Hungary between 1939 and 1941. He was British ambassador to the Polish government in exile in London during World War II. From July 1945 unti ...

*1938–1941: ''Diplomatic relations broken due to

Mexican oil expropriation The Mexican oil expropriation ( es, expropiación petrolera) was the nationalization of all petroleum reserves, facilities, and foreign oil companies in Mexico on March 18, 1938. In accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution of 1917, Presi ...

'' *1941–1944: Charles Bateman

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

*1944–1947: Charles Bateman *1947–1950: Sir Thomas Rapp *1950–1954: Sir John Taylor *1954–1956: Sir William Sullivan *1956–1960: Sir Andrew Noble *1960–1964: Sir Peter Garran *1964–1968: Sir Nicolas Cheetham *1968–1972: Sir Peter Hope *1972–1977: Sir John Galsworthy *1977–1981: Norman Ernest Cox *1981–1983:

Sir Crispin Tickell Sir Crispin Charles Cervantes Tickell (25 August 1930 – 25 January 2022) was a British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic. Background Tickell was the son of writer Jerrard Tickell and Renée ( Haynes), a great-granddaughter of Thomas ...

*1983–1986: Sir Kenneth James *1986–1989: Sir John Morgan *1989–1992: Sir Michael Simpson-Orlebar *1992–1994: Sir Roger Hervey *1994–1998: Sir Adrian Beamish *1999–2002: Adrian Thorpe *2002–2005:

Denise Holt Dame Denise Mary Holt, DCMG (née Mills; born 1 October 1949, Vienna, Austria) was British Ambassador to Mexico (2002–05) and Spain and Andorra (2007–09). She is currently the Chair of Council at the University of Sussex. A Non-Executive Dir ...

*2005–2009:

Giles Paxman Timothy Giles Paxman CMG LVO (born 15 November 1951) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Mexico between 2005 and 2009 and then Ambassador to Spain between 2009 and 2013. Career Paxman became Ambassador to Spain on 19 October 2009. H ...

*2009–2013: Judith Macgregor *2013–2018: Duncan Taylor *2018–: Corin Robertson *2021–present: Jon Benjamin

References

External links

Mexico and the UK
''gov.uk'' {{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...