The ambassador of Great Britain to Russia was the foremost diplomatic representative in Russia of the

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, a state created in 1707 by the

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and

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. The British ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in

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. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service. For ambassadors up to 1707, see

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. For ambassadors after 1800, see

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Minister and Ambassador

* 1707-1712 : Charles Goodfellow ''Minister and Consul-General'' (previously Minister to Russia of the Kingdom of England, 1699-1707).D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) * 1707-1712 : Charles Whitworth, ''Envoy'' of the Kingdom of England 1704-1707 and of Great Britain, 1707-1709; ''Ambassador extraordinary'' 1709-1711; ''Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary'' 1711-1712

Ministers Resident

* 1714-1719 :

Friedrich Christian Weber Friedrich Christian Weber (died 1739) was an 18th-century German diplomat and writer. He was born in Hanover and, after the succession of fellow Hanoverian George I of Great Britain to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1714, represen ...

* 1714-1715 : George Mackenzie-Quin * 1715-1716 :

James Haldane The Rev James Alexander Haldane aka Captain James Haldane (14 July 1768 – 8 February 1851) was a Scottish independent church leader following an earlier life as a sea captain. Biography The youngest son of Captain James Haldane of Airth ...

''Minister Resident'' * 1716 :

George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton Lieutenant colonel George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton (1687–1749) was a Scottish people, Scottish nobleman and soldier. Life The Son of George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton and Anne Wheatley, Dumbarton was styled Lord Ettrick (more formally ...

* 1718-1721 : James Jeffreys (retired to Dantzig in 1719) * 1719-1730 : ''No diplomatic relations'' * 1728-1731 : Thomas Ward * 1731 :

John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland KB (10 March 1696 – 26 January 1782), styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a British nobleman, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1727 to 1746. Background ...

* 1731-1739 :

Claudius Rondeau Jane Vigor (née Goodwin) (1699 – 6 September 1783) (other married names: Ward, Rondeau) was an English letter writer, best known for her "Letters from a Lady, who resided some years in Russia, to her Friend in England ...", written when she was ...

''Consul-General'' 1730-1731; ''Minister Resident'' **1733-1734 : George, Lord Forbes ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' to negotiate a commercial treaty

Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

* 1739-1742 : Edward Finch * 1741-1744 : Cyril Wich or Wyche, Bt ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1741-1742; then ''Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary'' * 1744-1749 :

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (15 March 1701 – 19 July 1767), styled Lord Carmichael between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat. Life He was son of James Carmichael, 2nd Earl of Hyndford and succeeded to the earldom i ...

''Minister Plenipotentiary'' 1744-1745; then ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary'' * 1749-1755 :

Melchior Guy Dickens Lieutenant-Colonel Melchior Guy Dickens (''bapt.'' 18 February 1696 – 1775) was a British diplomat, minister to Prussia and Sweden and ambassador to Russia. Melchior Guy Dickens was educated at Westminster School. From 1724 to 1730 he was Secre ...

* 1755-1759 :

Charles Hanbury Williams Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB (8 December 1708 – 2 November 1759) was a Welsh diplomat, writer and satirist. He was a Member of Parliament from 1734 until his death. Early life Hanbury was the son of a Welsh ironmaster and Member of Parl ...

''Ambassador Plenipotentiary'' * 1759-1762 :

Robert Murray Keith Robert Murray Keith (died 1774) was a British diplomat. He was descended from a younger son of the 2nd Earl Marischal. Keith was minister in Vienna in 1748 and from 1753 Minister-plenipotentiary. In 1757, he transferred to St. Petersburg (arriv ...

the Elder (d. 1774) * 1762-1765 :

John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire (17 August 17233 August 1793) was a British nobleman and politician. Biography The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first wife Judith Britiffe, he was educated at Westminster Scho ...

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' * 1764-1767 :

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney :''George Macartney should not be confused with Sir George Macartney, a later British statesman.'' George McCartney, 1st Earl McCartney (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806), also spelt Macartney, was an Anglo-Irish statesman, colonial administrator a ...

''Envoy Extraordinary'' * 1766-1767 : Rt. Hon.

Hans Stanley Hans Stanley, PC (23 September 1721 – 12 January 1780) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1743 and 1780. Early life Stanley was christened on 9 October 1721 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. He wa ...

(never went to Russia) * 1767-1768 : Henry Shirley ''Secretary in charge or agent'' * 1768-1772 :

Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart Lieutenant-General Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, KT (21 March 1721 – 14 August 1776) was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart. Biography The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart, and Mari ...

''Ambassador Extrraordinary'' * 1772-1775 :

Robert Gunning Robert Gunning may refer to: * Sir Robert Gunning, 1st Baronet (1731–1816), British diplomat * Robert C. Gunning, professor of mathematics at Princeton University * Robert Halliday Gunning (1818–1900), Scottish physician * Robert Gunning, Amer ...

* 1776-1783 : Sir James Harris * 1783-1788 : Alleyne Fitzherbert * 1788-1800 : Charles WhitworthS. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). ** 1791 : William Fawkener ''Special Mission''James Boswell website
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