The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Uganda 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 Uganda. They work primarily from the British High Commission Kampala. As fellow members of the

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, the United Kingdom and Uganda conduct their diplomatic relations at

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al level, rather than between

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. Therefore, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than

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High Commissioners to Uganda

*1962–1965: David Hunt *1965–1967:

Roland Hunt Roland Charles Colin Hunt (19 March 191624 March 1999) was a British diplomat. Son of Colin Bertram Hunt (1881–1967), of HM Inspectorate of Schools, and his wife Dorothea Mary (née Charles), Hunt was educated at two boarding schools: The Dr ...

*1967–1970:

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*1970–1972:

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*1972–1973: Henry Brind *1973–1976: James Hennessy *1976–1979: ''(no High Commissioner)'' *1979:

Richard Posnett Sir Richard Neil Posnett (19 July 1919 – 11 May 2009) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Belize (from 1972 to 1976) and Governor of Bermuda (from 1981 to 1983). He was also briefly Commissioner of Anguilla (in 19 ...

*1979–1980: Bertram Flack *1980–1983: Norman Hillier-Fry *1983–1986: Colin McLean *1986–1989: Derek March *1989–1993:

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*1993–1997:

Edward Clay Sir Edward Clay KCMG (born 21 July 1945) is a retired British diplomat, formerly a High Commissioner and ambassador. During his time as British High Commissioner in Kenya, Sir Edward earned a reputation for his willingness to speak out again ...

*1997–2000: Michael Cook *2000–2002: Tom Phillips *2002–2005:

Adam Wood Adam Kenneth Compton Wood (born 13 March 1955) is a retired British diplomat, and was the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 2011 to 2016. Life and career Wood was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and graduated from ...

*2005–2008: Francois Gordon *2008–2012:

Martin Shearman Martin James Shearman (born 1965) is a British diplomat, who has served as the British Ambassador to Belgium since June 2019. Early life Martin James Shearman was born in 1965. Shearman attended The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells and ...

*2012–2016: Alison Blackburne *2016–2020

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*2020-:

Kate Airey Kate Airey OBE is a British diplomat serving as the British High Commissioner to Uganda since November 2020. Early life She was born and raised in Birmingham, UK and graduated from University of Oxford in 1999 with a BSc in Geography. Care ...

External links

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References

{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions

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