The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar is the
United Kingdom
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's foremost
diplomatic representative
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in the
State of Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sha ...
, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...
.
Heads of Mission
;Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
*1971–1973:
Edward Henderson
*1973–1974:
Douglas Gordon
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Work
Much of Gordon's w ...
*1974–1978:
David Crawford
*1978–1981:
Colin Brant
*1981–1984:
Stephen Day
*1984–1987:
Julian Walker
*1987–1990:
Patrick Nixon
*1990–1993:
Sir Graham Boyce
*1993–1997:
Patrick Wogan Patrick may refer to:
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*Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick or ...
*1997–2002:
David Wright
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*2002–2005:
David MacLennan
*2005–2007:
Simon Collis
Simon Paul Collis, (23 February 1956) is a former British ambassador to several Middle Eastern countries before retiring from diplomatic service in February 2020.
Biography
Collis was educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield, from 1967 u ...
;Chargé d'affaires
*2007–2008:
Roderick Drummond
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;Ambassador
*2008–2012:
John Hawkins
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
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*2012–2013:
Michael O'Neill
*2013–2015:
Nicholas Hopton
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Hopton was educated at St Peter's School, York and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1 ...
*2015–:
Ajay Sharma
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Sharma was a prolific run-maker in first-class cricket, mainly for Delhi, scoring over 10,000 runs at the high average of 67.46.
Domestic career
In the Ranji Trophy, Sh ...
FM meets new UK, Canada envoys
''The Peninsula'', Qatar, 13 November 2015
References
External links
UK and Qatar
gov.uk
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
United Kingdom Ambassadors