Countries belonging to the
Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange
High Commissioners, rather than
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
s. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to the
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
since the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960:
*1960–1963:
Antony Head, 1st Viscount Head
*1964–1967:
Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce
*1967–1969:
Sir David Hunt
*1969–1971:
Sir Leslie Glass
*1971–1974:
Sir Cyril Pickard
*1974–1976:
Sir Martin Le Quesne
*1977–1978:
Sir Sam Falle
*1979–1983:
Sir Mervyn Brown
*1983–1984:
Sir Hamilton Whyte
*1984–1986: ''High Commissioner recalled following the
Dikko Affair
*1986–1988:
Sir Martin Ewans
*1988–1991:
Brian Barder
*1991–1994:
Christopher MacRae
*1994–1997:
Thorold Masefield
*1997–2001:
Sir Graham Burton
*2001–2004:
Sir Philip Thomas
*2004–2007:
Sir Richard Gozney
Sir Richard Hugh Turton Gozney (born 21 July 1951) is a British career diplomat. He was governor and commander in chief of Bermuda from 12 December 2007 to 18 May 2012 and served as the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 27 May ...
*2007–2011:
Robert Dewar
*2011–2012:
Andrew Lloyd
*2012–2015:
Sir Andrew Pocock
*2015–2018:
Paul Arkwright
*2018–:
Catriona Laing
References
External links
UK and Nigeria gov.uk
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions
Nigeria
United Kingdom High Commissioners
Nigeria and the Commonwealth of Nations
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations