The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Senegal is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the

Republic of Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

. Senegal was under French influence in the 19th century, and from 1895 was included in the colonial federation of

French West Africa French West Africa (french: Afrique-Occidentale française, ) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burki ...

. The early representatives of the UK government were unpaid Frenchmen; the first British official arrived in 1894. Senegal gained independence from France in 1960.

List of heads of mission

Vice-Consul at Dakar

*1872–1879: Cléomenes Pillot *1879–1887: Ernest Simon Montoux *1887–1888: Edouard Rastoul *1888–1894: Pierre Gaston Faoche *1894–1896: Allan Maclean

Consul at Dakar

*1896–1897: Allan Maclean *1897–1902: Leonard Arthur *1902–1905: Charles Cromie, for French West Africa and for Republic of Liberia

Consul-General at Dakar for French West Africa

*1905–1908: Charles Cromie *1908–1909: John Baldwin, for French West Africa except Dahomey, also for

Togoland Togoland was a German Empire protectorate in West Africa from 1884 to 1914, encompassing what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana, approximately 90,400 km2 (29,867 sq mi) in size. During the period kn ...

and

Portuguese Guinea Portuguese Guinea ( pt, Guiné), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a West African colony of Portugal from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Gu ...

*1909–1916: Charles Wallis, ditto *1916–1928: Reginald Maugham (acting 1916–20), also for

*1928–1931: Eric Buxton, ditto *1931–1940: Victor Cusden, ditto *July 1940–Jan 1943: Post closed (

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of ...

administration in Dakar) *1943–1945: William Meiklereid *1945–1951: Hector Henderson *1951–1954: Donal Cameron *1954–1956: Frank Butler *1956–1959: Alan Oldham *1959–1960: Adam Watson, also for Portuguese Guinea

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Senegal

*1960–1962: Adam Watson, also to Mali, Mauritania, Togo *1962–1966: John Peck, also to Mauritania *1966–1971: John Tahourdin, also to Mauritania, Mali, Guinea *1971–1973:

Ivor Porter Ivor Forsyth Porter Order of St. Michael and St. George, CMG, Order of the British Empire, OBE (12 November 1913 – 29 May 2012) was a British Ambassador and author. Education Porter was brought up in the Lake District and educated at Parkvie ...

, ditto *1973–1976: Denzil Dunnett, ditto *1976–1979: John Powell-Jones, also to Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau *1979–1982:

William Squire William Squire (29 April 1917 – 3 May 1989) was a Welsh actor of stage, film and television. Squire was born in Neath, Glamorgan, the son of William Squire and his wife Martha (née Bridgeman). Career As a stage actor, Squire performed at S ...

, ditto *1982–1985:

Laurence O'Keeffe Peter Laurence O'Keeffe (9 July 1931 – 2 May 2003) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution. Career O'Keeffe was educated at St Francis Xavier's College (Liverpool) and University College, Ox ...

, ditto *1985–1990: John Macrae, ditto *1990–1993:

Roger Beetham Roger Campbell Beetham (22 November 1937 – 19 September 2009) was a British diplomat Beetham was educated at Peter Symonds College and Brasenose College, Oxford. He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1960. He was Head of Chancery at the British ...

, also to Mali, Guinea, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau *1993–1997:

Alan Furness Alan may refer to: People * Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' * ...

, ditto *1997–2000:

David Snoxell 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 ...

, ditto *2000–2004:

Edward Alan Burner Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

, also to Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde *2004–2006:

Peter Newall Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, ditto *2007–2011:

Christopher Trott Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει� ...

, ditto *2011–2015:

John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835. He remains the longest-serving chief justice and fourth-longes ...

, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde *2015–2019:

George Hodgson George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold ...

, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde *2019–2022:

Victoria Billing Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde *2022–present:

Juliette John Juliette is a feminine personal name of French origin. It is a diminutive of Julie. Notable people * Juliette (Canadian singer) (1926-2017), full name Juliette Augustina Sysak Cavazzi, Canadian singer and TV personality of the 1950s-1970s. known ...

, also Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde

References

External links

UK and Senegal
''gov.uk'' {{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...