The British Ambassador to the Netherlands is the

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's foremost

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in the

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, and head of the UK's

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in the Netherlands. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands''. Since the formation in 1997 of the

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(OPCW), which is located in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, the British Ambassador to the Netherlands has also been the UK's Permanent Representative to the OPCW, assisted by a Chemical Weapons team at the Embassy. Besides the embassy in The Hague, the UK also maintains a consulate general in

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List of heads of mission

Envoys to the Prince of Orange

* 1575−1578: Daniel Rogers ''Agent'' and ''Special agent'' 1578–1579 ** 1575−1576: Robert Corbet ''Special Ambassador'' ** 1577:

Philip Sidney Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philip ...

''Special Ambassador'' * 1577−1579: William Davison ''Resident agent''; ''Special Ambassador'' 1584–1585; ''English Councillor'' 1585−1586 * 1585−1586: Henry Killigrew and Dr

Bartholomew Clerke Bartholomew Clerke (1537?–1590) was an English jurist, politician and diplomat. Background He was grandson of Richard Clerke, gentleman, of Livermere in Suffolk, and son of John Clerke of Wells, Somerset, by Anne, daughter and heiress of Henr ...

''English Councillors'' on the

Dutch Council of State The Council of State ( nl, ) is a constitutionally established advisory body in the Netherlands to the government and States General that officially consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political ...

* 1586−1587:

Thomas Wilkes Sir Thomas Wilkes (c.1545 – 2 March 1598 ( N.S in Rouen)) was an English civil servant and diplomat during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Downton and Southampton, and ...

''Special Ambassador'' then ''English Councillor'' on the Dutch Council of State; also 1578, 1582, and 1590 * 1587−1589: Henry Killigrew ''English Councillor'' on the Dutch Council of State * 1588−1593: Thomas Bodley ''English Councillor'' on the Dutch Council of State; again 1594−1596 * 1593−1602:

George Gilpin George Gilpin (1514–1602) was an English diplomat. Life George Gilpin is sometimes called the Elder, to distinguish him from the eldest son of his elder brother. He was the second son of Edwin Gilpin of Kentmere, Westmoreland, by Margaret, dau ...

''English Councillor'' on the Dutch Council of State

Ambassadors to the United Provinces

* 1603–1613:

Sir Ralph Winwood Sir Ralph Winwood (c. 1563 – 27 October 1617) was an English diplomat and statesman to the Jacobean court. Early life Ralph Winwood was born the son of Richard Winwood at Aynhoe in Northamptonshire, and was educated at St John's College, ...

''Agent'' 1603–1607; ''Commissioner'' (with Spencer) 1607–1609; then ''Resident ambassador''Gary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). * 1607–1609: Sir Richard Spencer ''Commissioner'' (with Winwood) * 1614–1615:

Sir Henry Wotton Sir Henry Wotton (; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg, in 1604, he famously said, "An ambassador is an honest gentlema ...

* 1615–1625 and 1626–1628:

Sir Dudley Carleton Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (10 March 1573 – 15 February 1632) was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State. Early life He was the second son of Anthony Carleton of Brightwell Baldw ...

** 1625:

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly also a lover of King James I of England. Buckingham remained at the ...

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' * 1625–1632: Dudley Carleton, his nephew ''Chargé d'Affaires''; then ''Agent'' * 1632–1649:

Sir William Boswell Sir William Boswell (died 1650) was an English diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1624 and 1625. He was a resident ambassador to the Netherlands from 1632 to 1649. Life William Boswell was a native of Suffolk. He was edu ...

''Agent'' until 1634; then ''Ambassador'' * 1642–1650:

Walter Strickland Walter Strickland (1598? – 1 November 1671) was an English politician and diplomat who held high office during the Protectorate. Biography Strickland was the younger son of Walter Strickland of Boynton. His elder brother, William, was kn ...

''Ambassador'' (appointed by Parliament) ** 1644: Henry Jermyn, 1st Baron Jermyn ''Ambassador'' * ''No representation due to the

First Anglo-Dutch War The First Anglo-Dutch War, or simply the First Dutch War, ( nl, Eerste Engelse (zee-)oorlog, "First English (Sea) War"; 1652–1654) was a conflict fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic, ...

1652–1654'' * 1657–1665: Sir George Downing * ''No representation due to the Second Anglo-Dutch War 1665–1667'' * 1668–1670: Sir William Temple, Bt * 1671–1672:

William Blathwayt William Blathwayt (or Blathwayte) (1649 – 16 August 1717) was an English diplomat, public official and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1685 and 1710. He established the War Office as a department of ...

''Chargé d'Affaires'' ''No representation due to the Third Anglo-Dutch War 1672–1674'' * 1674–1679: Sir William Temple, Bt * 1678–1679: Roger Meredith ''Chargé d'Affaires'' * 1679–1681:

Henry Sidney Sir Henry Sidney (20 July 1529 – 5 May 1586), Lord Deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst, a prominent politician and courtier during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI, from both of whom he received ...

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces

* 1681–1682: Thomas Plott ''Agent'' * 1681–1685: Thomas Chudleigh * 1685–1686:

Bevil Skelton Bevil Skelton (1641–1696) was a British foreign envoy and diplomat. Probably descended from the Skeltons of Armthwaite Castle, Cumberland, Bevil Skelton began his career as a colonel in the British Army, eventually rising to the position of Li ...

''Ambassador'' * 1686–1688:

Ignatius White Ignatius White was an Irish advisor of Limerick origins to James II of England, who sent him to The Hague in 1687 as an envoy extraordinary. His father, Dominick White, was Mayor of Limerick in 1636. Both the father and son (and their descendants ...

Ambassadors to the United Provinces

* 1689: Thomas Herbert, Earl of PembrokeD. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) * 1689–1695: Charles Berkeley, Viscount Dursley ''Envoy Extraordinary'' ** 1690: William Harbord * 1695–1697: Edward Villiers, 1st Viscount Villiers * 1697–1699: Sir Joseph Williamson * 1700–1706:

Alexander Stanhope Alexander Stanhope (1638 – 20 September 1707) was an English envoy in Madrid between 1690 and 1699. Early life He was the youngest son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield by his second wife Anne, daughter of John 'Lusty' Pakington ...

''Envoy Extraordinary'' ** 1701 and 1702–1712: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ** 1706–1712:

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''Resident'' * 1706–1707:

George Stepney George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. He was admitted on the foundation of Westminster School in 16 ...

''Envoy Extraordinary'' (but rarely at The Hague) * 1707–1709: William Cadogan ''Envoy Extraordinary'' (but rarely at The Hague) * 1709–1711: Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend * 1711: Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery ''Envoy Extraordinary'' * 1711–1714: Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford * 1714–1720 William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan ''Envoy Extraordinary'' until 1716 then ''Ambassador'' ** Jan – Apr 1715 and Oct 1715–Oct 1716: Horatio Walpole ** 1717: William Leathes seconded as Resident from his post in Brussels ** 1717–1721: Charles Whitworth ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1717; then ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' (seconded from his post in Berlin) ** 1717–1739:

''Resident''

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces

* May-Jul 1722: Horatio Walpole ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' * 1724–1728: William Finch ''Envoy Extraordinary'' * 1728–1732:

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, (22 September 169424 March 1773) was a British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time. Early life He was born in London to Philip Stanhope, 3rd Earl of Ches ...

''Ambassador'' * 1733–1734: William Finch ''Minister Plenipotentiary''www.inghist.nl
* 1734–1739: Horatio Walpole ''Minister'' 1734; then ''Envoy Extraordinary'' (absent 1736-Jun 1739) * 1736–1746: Robert Trevor (''Secretary'' 1736–1736; then ''Envoy Extraordinary'' until 1741, then also ''Minister Plenipotentiary'') ** 1742–1743: John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair ''Ambassador'' ** 1745: Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield * 1746–1749: John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' ** 1747–1752: Solomon Dayrolle ''Resident'' * 1749–1751:

Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, (17 May 1718 – 16 May 1778), known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician. Career In 1741 he collaborated with G.F. Handel in the production of Deidamia. From ...

''Minister Plenipotentiary'' * 1751–1780: Joseph Yorke ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' until 1761 then ''Ambassador'' ''No representation due to the

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War ( nl, Vierde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog; 1780–1784) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic. The war, contemporary with the War of American Independence (1775-1783), broke out over ...

1780–1784'' * 1784–1789: Sir James Harris ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' until 1788; then (as Lord Malmesbury) ''Ambassador''J. Haydn, ''Book of Dignities'', 79 * 1789–1790: Alleyne Fitzherbert ''Envoy Extraordinary''S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). * 1790–1793:

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, PC (Ire), FRS (3 April 174528 May 1814) was a British diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1774 to 1793. Early life A member of the influential Eden family, Auckland was a younger son ...

(ambassador) ** 1790–1793: Lord Henry John Spencer ''Secretary'', but ''Minister ad interim'' 1791–1792 and 1793 * 1793–1794: Hon. William Eliot ''Minister ad interim'' * 1794–1795: Alleyne FitzHerbert ''Diplomatic Relations suspended 1795–1802''

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Batavian Republic The Batavian Republic ( nl, Bataafse Republiek; french: République Batave) was the successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis Bona ...

* 1802–1803: Robert Liston ''Diplomatic Relations suspended 1803–1813''

Ambassadors to the
United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; french: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was cr ...

''Under the Treaty of Vienna in 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands were united into the

United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; french: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed between 1815 and 1839. The United Netherlands was cr ...

.'' * 1813–1815: Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty * 1815: Sir Charles Stuart * 1815–1816: John James ''Minister ad interim'' * 1816–1817:

George William Chad George William Chad (1784 or 6 July 1781, Thursford – 25 April 1849, London) was a British diplomat. George William Chad was the son of Sir George Chad, Bart. He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1809 and M.A. in 181 ...

''Minister ad interim'' * 1817–1824: Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty ** 1818–1819, 1819, 1822 and 1824:

''Minister ad interim'' * 1824: Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Viscount Granville * 1824:

Andrew Snape Douglas Sir Andrew Snape Douglas (8 October 1761 – 4 June 1797) was a distinguished Scottish sea captain in the Royal Navy during the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary Wars. Family and early life Andrew Snape Douglas was born in ...

(''ad interim'') * 1824–1829: Sir Charles Bagot * 1829–1832: Thomas Cartwright (''ad interim'') ''The United Kingdom of the Netherlands was dissolved by the secession of the Southern Netherlands in the

Belgian Revolution The Belgian Revolution (, ) was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium. T ...

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands

* 1832: Hon. John Duncan Bligh (''ad interim'') * 1833–1836: Hon. George Jerningham ''Chargé d'affaires'' * 1836–1851: Sir Edward Cromwell Disbrowe * 1851–1858: Sir Ralph Abercromby * 1858–1860:

Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier and 1st Baron Ettrick, (15 September 1819 – 19 December 1898) was a Scottish polyglot, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British Minister to the United States from 1857 to 1859, Netherla ...

* 1860–1862: Sir Andrew Buchanan * 1862–1867: Sir John Ralph Milbanke, 8th Bt * 1867–1877: Hon. Edward Harris * 1877–1888: Hon. William Stuart * 1888–1896: Sir Horace Rumbold, 8th Bt * 1896–1908: Sir Henry Howard * 1908–1910: Sir George Buchanan * 1910–1917: Hon. Sir Alan Johnstone * 1917–1919: Sir Walter Townley * 1919–1921: Sir Ronald Graham * 1921–1926: Sir Charles Marling * 1926–1928:

Granville Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville Granville George Leveson-Gower, 3rd Earl Granville (4 March 1872 – 21 July 1939) was a British diplomat from the Leveson-Gower family who was an envoy to several countries. Career The elder son of the 2nd Earl Granville, Leveson-Gower was e ...

* 1928–1933: Hon. Sir Odo Russell * 1933–1938: Sir Hubert Montgomery * 1938–''1942'': Sir Nevile Bland

Ambassadors to the Netherlands

* ''1942''–1948: Sir Nevile Bland * 1948–1952: Sir Philip Nichols * 1952–1954: Sir Nevile Butler * 1954–1960: Sir Paul Mason * 1960–1964: Sir Andrew Noble * 1964–1970: Sir Peter Garran * 1970–1972: Sir Edward Tomkins * 1972–1977: Sir John Barnes * 1977–1979: Sir Richard Sykes * 1979–1981: Sir Jock Taylor * 1981–1984: Sir Philip Mansfield * 1984–1988: Sir John Margetson * 1988–1993: Sir Michael Jenkins * 1993–1996: Sir David Miers * 1996–2001: Rosemary Spencer, Dame Rosemary Spencer * 2001–2005: Colin Budd, Sir Colin Budd * 2005–2009: Lyn Parker * 2009–2013: Paul Arkwright * 2013–2017: Geoffrey Adams, Sir Geoffrey Adams * 2017–2020: Peter Wilson (diplomat), Peter Wilson * 2020–: Joanna Roper

References

External links

British Embassy The Hague
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions Lists of ambassadors of the United Kingdom, Netherlands Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands, British ambassadors to the Netherlands, Lists of ambassadors to the Netherlands, United Kingdom

List of heads of mission

Envoys to the Prince of Orange

Ambassadors to the United Provinces

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces

Ambassadors to the United Provinces

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands

Ambassadors to the Netherlands

See also

References

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