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The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland is the United Kingdom'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 ...
in Poland, in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland''.


List of heads of mission


Before Partition


Agents

*1604-1610: Dr William BruceGary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). **1609:
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''Special Ambassador'' *1610-1621: Patrick Gordon *1626-1641: Francis Gordon ''Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation''


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland

**1629-1630: Sir Thomas Roe ''Special Ambassador'' *1634-1636: Sir George Douglas *1669-1670: Sir Peter Wyche *1676-1678: Hon. Laurence Hyde


Envoys Extraordinary to the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony

''From 1698 to 1763, successive Electors of Saxony were usually Kings of Poland. There was a single diplomatic mission to the king in both capacities.'' **1698:
George Stepney George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. He was admitted on the foundation of Westminster School in 16 ...
''Special Mission''D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1700 on: Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet ''Resident'' *1702-1707: Dr John Robinson, ''Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden'' was resident in Danzig *1709-1710: John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair **1710-1714:
George Mackenzie George Mackenzie may refer to: People *George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636–1691), Scottish lawyer *George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie (1630–1714), Scottish Secretary of State *George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth (died 1651), Highland cl ...
(or Mackenzie-Quin) ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1711: Charles Whitworth **1711 and 1712: The Earl of Peterborough *1711-1715:
James Scott James Scott may refer to: Entertainment * James Scott (composer) (1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer * James Scott (director) (born 1941), British filmmaker * James Scott (actor) (born 1979), British television actor * James Scott (Sh ...
*1715-1718: Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Baronet *1718-1719: Lieut-Gen.
Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP (died 1719) was a noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. He served in Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse and Hugh Wyndham's Regiment of Carabiniers, eventually rising to become lieutenant-colo ...
**1719: Hugh Boscawen M.P. ''Special Mission'', but did not go *1719-1722:
James Scott James Scott may refer to: Entertainment * James Scott (composer) (1885–1938), African-American ragtime composer * James Scott (director) (born 1941), British filmmaker * James Scott (actor) (born 1979), British television actor * James Scott (Sh ...
(initially as ''Minister'') **1721-1725: Capt. James Jefferyes ''Resident at Danzig'' **1724-1725: John Ernest von Wallenrodt ''Special Mission to Danzig'' *1725-1727: Edward Finch ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' *1728-1731: George Woodward ''Resident'' **1730-1731: Sir Luke Schaub ''Special business'' *1732-1735: George Woodward *1735-1738:
Denton Boate Denton may refer to: Places In England * Denton, Cambridgeshire, part of Denton and Caldecote * Denton, County Durham * Denton, East Sussex * Denton, Gravesham, part of the town of Gravesend, Kent * Denton, Greater Manchester * Denton, Kent, ...
(Secretary) ''in charge'' **1736-1737:
Thomas Robinson Thomas, Tom or Tommy Robinson may refer to: Artists * Thomas Robinson (composer) (c. 1560 – after 1609), English composer and music teacher * Thomas Heath Robinson (1869–1954), British book illustrator Politicians * Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron ...
At Dresden in 1737 *1738-1746: Hon. Thomas Villiers *1747-1755: Charles Hanbury Williams *1756-1761: David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont **1761-1762: William Money ''in charge'' *1763-1778: Thomas Wroughton ''Resident'' 1762-1769 then ''Minister Plenipotentiary''


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland

*1778-1779: Richard OakesJ. Haydn, ''Book of Dignities'' (1851), 80. *1779-?: James Hare *1782-1784: Viscount Dalrymple *1785-1787: Charles Whitworth *1788-1791:
Daniel Hailes Daniel Hailes (c. 1751–1835) was a British diplomat. He was the British signatory to the Anglo-Dutch treaty ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1783, before serving as a secretary to British embassy in France in 1784–1787, envoy to Po ...
*1791-1795: William Gardiner (remained at Warsaw until 1798) ''In 1795, the remaining Polish territory was partitioned between Prussia, Austria, and Russia, so that there was not a state of Poland until after World War I''.


After World War I


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

*1919–1920: Sir Horace Rumbold, Bt. *1920–1928: Sir William Max-Müller *1928–''1929'': Hon. Sir William Erskine


Ambassadors

*''1929''–1934: Hon. Sir William Erskine *1935–1941: Sir Howard William Kennard *1941–1943: Cecil Francis Joseph Dormer *1943–1945:
Sir Owen St. Clair 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 ...
*1945–1947:
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, (18 June 1897 – 30 July 1990), known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor Cavendish-Bentinck from 1977 to 1980, and informally as Bill Bentinck, was a Britis ...
*1947–1950: Donald St Clair Gainer *1950–1952: Sir Charles Bateman *1952–1954: Sir Francis Shepherd *1954–1956: Sir Andrew Noble, Bt. *1956–1960: Sir Eric Berthoud *1960–1966: Sir George Clutton *1966–1969: Sir Thomas Brimelow *1969–1972:
Sir Nicholas Henderson Sir John Nicholas Henderson, (1 April 191916 March 2009), known as Nicko Henderson, was a British diplomat and writer, who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1979 to 1982. Life and career Henderson was born in London, the ...
*1972–1974: Frank Brenchley *1974–1978: Norman Reddaway *1978–1981: Kenneth Robert Comyn Pridham *1981–1983: Cynlais James *1983–1986: Sir John Morgan *1986–1988: Sir Brian Barder *1988–1991: Sir Stephen Barrett *1991–1996: Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith *1996–1998: Sir Christopher Hum *1998–2001:
John Malcolm Macgregor John Malcolm Macgregor CVO (born 3 October 1946) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Poland and Austria. Career John Malcolm Macgregor was educated at Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School (now Beauchamp College) and Balliol College, ...
*2001–2003: Sir Michael Pakenham *2003–2007: Charles Crawford *2007–2011:
Ric Todd Damian Roderic Todd (born 29 August 1959) is a career British diplomat who has served as Ambassador to Slovakia, Ambassador to Poland, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and High Commissioner to Cyprus. Personal and career Todd attended L ...
*2011–2016: Robin Barnett *2016–2020:
Jonathan Knott Graeme Jonathan Knott is a British diplomat and was the British Ambassador to Poland between 2016 and 2020. He also served as the British Ambassador to Hungary between 2012 and 2015. Personal life Jonathan holds an MA in law from Oxford Univ ...
*2020–present: Anna Clunes


See also

* List of ambassadors of Poland to the United Kingdom * Poland–United Kingdom relations


External links


UK and Poland
gov.uk


References

{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions Poland United Kingdom