The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Argentina 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 ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic''. From 1853, when the United Kingdom and the

Republic of Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

established diplomatic relations, until 1941 the British Minister or Ambassador to Argentina was usually also accredited to Paraguay. Since 1941 a British Minister or Ambassador has been resident in Paraguay.

Heads of mission

Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata

*1824–1826:

Woodbine Parish Sir Woodbine Parish KCH (14 September 1796, London – 16 August 1882, St. Leonards, Sussex) was a British diplomat, traveller and scientist. The son of Woodbine Parish, of Bawburgh Old Hall, Norfolk, a major in the Light Horse Volunteers ...

, Consul-General; ''

Chargé d'Affaires A ''chargé d'affaires'' (), plural ''chargés d'affaires'', often shortened to ''chargé'' (French) and sometimes in colloquial English to ''charge-D'', is a diplomat who serves as an embassy's chief of mission in the absence of the ambassador ...

'' from 1825S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster
''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852''
(Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934) *1826–1828:

Lord Ponsonby Baron Ponsonby may refer to: * Baron Ponsonby (of Imokilly), a hereditary title that was created in 1806 and became extinct in 1866 * Frederick Ponsonby, Baron Ponsonby of Roehampton (born 1958), Labour politician *Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede Ba ...

, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary *1828–1831:

, ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1831–1832:

Henry Stephen Fox Henry Stephen Fox (22 September 1791 – 13 October 1846) was a British diplomat. Life Born in Chatham, the only son of General Henry Edward Fox (1755–1811), Henry was educated at Eton College. He matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 18 ...

(appointed 1828) *1832–1834: Philip Yorke Gore (secretary of

legation A legation was a diplomatic representative office of lower rank than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, minister. Ambassadors diplomatic rank, out ...

), ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1834–1835:

Hamilton Charles James Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

(appointed 1832) *1835–1844:

John Mandeville Sir John Mandeville is the supposed author of ''The Travels of Sir John Mandeville'', a travel memoir which first circulated between 1357 and 1371. The earliest-surviving text is in French. By aid of translations into many other languages, the ...

Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Confederation

*1844–1845:

William Gore Ouseley Sir William Gore Ouseley (26 July 1797 – 6 March 1866) was a British diplomat who served in various roles in Washington, D.C., Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. His main achievement were negotiations concerning ownership of Britain's interests ...

*1845–1847: ''Relations suspended'' *1847 (May–June): Lord Howden (minister to Brazil), special mission jointly with Count Walewski of France *1847–1848: ''Relations suspended'' *1848–1851: Henry Southern *1851–1854: Captain Robert Gore, ''Chargé d'Affaires'' and Consul-General *1854–1859: William Christie, ''Chargé d'Affaires'' and Consul-General from 1854, Minister Plenipotentiary from 1856 *1859–1865: Edward Thornton

Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic

*1865–1866: Richard Edwardes ''appointed but did not proceed'' *1866–1867: George Buckley Mathew *1867–1868: William Lowther *1868–1872: William Stuart

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic

*1872–1878: Lionel Sackville-West *1878–1879:

Clare Ford Sir Francis Clare Ford (4 June 1828 – 31 January 1899) was an English diplomat from London. Ford was born at was born at 32 Upper Brook Street, London, and was the son of writer Richard Ford and his wife, Harriet. He was commissioned a lieute ...

*1879–1881:

Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Baronet, (2 July 1829 – 3 November 1913) was a British diplomat who was minister or ambassador to several countries. He succeeded his brother, Charles, as Baronet in 1877. Career He was educated privately in Paris ...

*1881–1884: George Petre *1884–1885: Edmund Monson *1885–1896: Francis Pakenham *1896–1902: William Barrington *1902–1906: William Haggard (also Minister Plenipotentiary to Paraguay) *1906–1910: Walter Townley *1910–1919: Sir Reginald Tower *1919–1922: Ronald Macleay *1923–1925: Sir Beilby Alston *1925–1927: Sir Malcolm Robertson

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic

*1927–1929: Sir Malcolm Robertson *1930–1933: Sir Ronald Macleay *1933–1935: Sir Henry Chilton *1935–1937: Sir Nevile Henderson *1937–1942: Sir Esmond Ovey *1942–1946: David Victor Kelly (withdrawn for consultations 8 July 1944 – 25 April 1945) *1946–1948: Sir Reginald Leeper *1948–1952: Sir John Balfour *1951–1955: Sir Henry Mack *1955–1957: Sir Francis Evans *1957–1961: Sir John Ward *1961–1964: Sir George Middleton *1964–1969: Sir Michael Creswell *1969–1972: Sir Michael Hadow *1973–1975: Sir Donald Hopson *1975–1977: Sir Derrick Ashe *1980–1982: Anthony Williams From 1982 to 1990, following the

Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial de ...

, there were no diplomatic relations between the UK and Argentina. There was no Ambassador, but the embassy building remained open, as the British Interest Section of the Swiss Embassy, rather than as the British Embassy. The Argentine Embassy in London came under the Brazilian flag during the same period. Diplomatic relations were restored in 1990. *1990–1993:

Humphrey Maud Sir Humphrey John Hamilton Maud (17 April 1934 – 10 November 2013) was a British diplomat. Life Humphrey Maud was the son of the civil servant and diplomat John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud and his wife, the pianist Jean Hamilton. ...

*1994–1997: Sir Peter Hall *1997–2000: William Marsden *2000–2004:

Robin Christopher Robin Christopher (born June 18, 1965) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Skye Chandler, Skye Chandler Quartermaine on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap operas ''All My Children'', ''One Life to Live'', and ''General H ...

*2004–2008: John Hughes *2008–2012:

Shan Morgan Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan (born 12 March 1955) is a former British civil servant. Formerly the Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Representation to the European Union, she was the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government until October 202 ...

*2012–2016: John Freeman *2016–: Mark Kent *2021–:

Kirsty Hayes Christine Isobel "Kirsty" Hayes (born 2 February 1977) is a British diplomat and civil servant. She was List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Portugal, British Ambassador to Portugal from 2014 to 2018. Early life Hayes was born on 2 Feb ...

References

External links

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