A British High Commission is a British diplomatic mission, equivalent to an embassy, found in countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their general purpose is to provide diplomatic relationships as well as travel information, passports, dual-citizenship information, and other services between Commonwealth states. Where some Commonwealth countries are not represented in another Commonwealth country, the British High Commission can assist such Commonwealth countries' citizens in some cases.

William Henry Clark Sir William Henry Clark (4 January 1876 – 22 November 1952) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the first British High Commissioner to Canada 1928–1934. Early life Clark was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambr ...

served as Britain's first high commissioner (1928–1934), sent to Ottawa at the request of the Canadian prime minister in the aftermath of the King–Byng affair and the Balfour Declaration of 1926. Appointed by the Dominions Office, the High Commissioner to Canada assumed the governor general's role as agent of the British government. Some countries that were outside the Commonwealth, but have now returned to their membership of the Commonwealth, have replaced their embassies and ambassadors with High Commissions and High Commissioners.

List of British High Commissions and British High Commissioners

* '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Abuja, Nigeria'' – Catriona Laing (since November 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Accra, Ghana'' –

Iain Walker Iain Walker (born 6 December 1976) is a British diplomat. Between August 2017 and June 2021, he was the United Kingdom's High Commissioner to Ghana. A law graduate of the University of Dundee, Scotland, Walker worked in the Prime Minister's D ...

(since August 2017) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Apia, Samoa – David Ward (since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei'' –

John Virgoe John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(since 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Banjul, Gambia'' –

David Belgrove David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(since 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Belmopan, Belize'' –

Claire Evans Claire Louise Evans (born 11 January 1983) is a Welsh beauty pageant titleholder who was the Miss Wales 2005. Born the eldest child of parents Geraint and Michelle in the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Wales, she was educated at St Padarns Rom ...

(since October 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Bridgetown'' – Scott Furssedonn-Wood (since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Canberra, Australia'' – Victoria Treadell (since March 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Castries, St. Lucia – see Bridgetown, Barbados'' * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Colombo, Sri Lanka'' – Sarah Hulton (since August 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania'' – David Concar (since August 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Dhaka, Bangladesh'' –

Robert Chatterton Dickson The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

(since March 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Freetown, Sierra Leone'' – Lisa Cheney (since July 2024) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Gaborone, Botswana'' – Sian Price (since February 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Georgetown, Guyana'' – Jane Miller (since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Honiara, Solomon Islands'' –

Thomas Coward Thomas Alfred Coward (8 January 1867 – 29 January 1933), was an English ornithologist and an amateur astronomer. He wrote extensively on natural history, local history and Cheshire. Life He was born at 8 Higher Downs, Bowdon, Cheshire ( ...

(since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Islamabad, Pakistan'' – Christian Turner (since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Kampala, Uganda'' – Kate Airey (since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Kigali, Rwanda'' –

Joanne Lomas Joanne may refer to: Music * ''Joanne'' (album), 2016 album by Lady Gaga ** "Joanne" (Lady Gaga song), a 2016 song from the album ''Joanne'' * "Joanne" (Michael Nesmith song), a 1970 song from the album ''Magnetic South'' * "Joanne", a song by C ...

(since January 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Kingston, Jamaica'' – Judith Slater (since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia'' – Alisa Terry (since August 2023) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Lilongwe, Malawi'' –

David Beer David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(since September 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Lusaka, Zambia'' – Nicholas Woolley (since August 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Maputo, Mozambique'' –

NneNne Iwuji-Eme NneNne Iwuji-Eme is a British diplomat. In March 2018, she was appointed to be the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Mozambique and took up her post in July 2018 in succession to Joanna Kuenssberg. She is the first black woman to re ...

(since August 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Maseru, Lesotho'' - Anne Macro (since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Mbabane, Eswatini'' -

Simon Boyden Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genu ...

(since 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Nairobi, Kenya'' – Jane Marriott (since September 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Nassau, The Bahamas'' -

Sarah Dickson Sarah Ellen Dickson (August 31, 1880 – November 21, 1965) was the first woman elder in the Presbyterian Church in 1930. She was a "pioneer in the daily vacation bible school movement," She was active in church work for over 60 years and was kno ...

(since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, New Delhi, India'' – Alexander Ellis (since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Nicosia, Cyprus'' –

Stephen Lillie Stephen Lillie (born 4 February 1966) is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Cyprus from 2018 to 2022. Career Lillie was educated at South Wolds Comprehensive School and The Queen's College, Oxford. He joined HM Diplomatic Service ...

(since April 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Nukuʻalofa, Tonga'' – Thorhilda Abbott-Watt (since January 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Ottawa, Canada'' –

Susannah Goshko Susannah Clare Goshko is a British civil servant in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. She is the British High Commissioner to Canada, replacing Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque on September 7, 2021. Career Goshko was deputy director at the ...

(since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Port Louis, Mauritius'' – Keith Allan (since 24 August 2017) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea'' – Keith Scott (since September 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago'' –

Harriet Cross Harriet Cross is a British diplomat who is the High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago (since September 2020). She was Consul-General in Boston, Massachusetts from 2016 to August 2020 (succeeding Susie Kitchens) and Deputy Ambassador at the B ...

(since September 2020) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Port Vila'', Vanuatu –

Karen Bell Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic la ...

(since 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Pretoria, South Africa'' –

Antony Phillipson Antony John Phillipson (born 13 January 1971) is a British diplomat, and as of 2021, British High Commissioner to South Africa. He was High Commissioner to Singapore from 2011 to April 2015, and from 2017 to June 2021 was the British Consul-Ge ...

(since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Singapore, Singapore'' – Kara Owen (since July 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Suva, Fiji'' – Brian Jones (since 2022) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Valetta'', Malta – Stuart Gill (since April 2016) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Victoria, Seychelles'' – Patrick Lynch (August 2019) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Wellington, New Zealand'' –

Laura Clarke Laura Mary Clarke (born 3 June 1978) is the CEO of ClientEarth a global non-profit environmental law organisation. She is a former British diplomat, who served as the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, and the Governor of Pitcairn. Bio ...

(since January 2018) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Windhoek, Namibia'' – Charles Moore (since 2021) * '' High Commission of the United Kingdom, Yaounde, Cameroon'' – Rowan Laxton (since October 2017)

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List of British High Commissions and British High Commissioners

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