The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Egypt is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in

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, and head of the UK's

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in Egypt. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt''. Under the British occupation of Egypt (1882–1956), the British consul-general, high commissioner, or ambassador effectively ruled Egypt.

List of heads of mission

Consuls-General

* 1786–1796: George Baldwin ''(post abolished in 1793 but letter did not reach Baldwin until 1796)'' * 1803–1804: Charles Lock ''(appointed but died en route to Egypt)'' * 1804–1815: Ernest Missett ''(Agent, then Consul-General)'' *1815–1827: Henry Salt *1827–1833: John Barker ''(acting until 1829)'' *1833–1839: Patrick Campbell *1839–1841: Sir George Lloyd Hodges *1841–1846:

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*1846–1853:

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*1853–1858:

Frederick Wright-Bruce Sir Frederick William Adolphus Wright-Bruce, GCB (14 April 1814 – 19 September 1867) was a British diplomat. Early life Frederick Bruce was the youngest of the three sons of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and his second wife Elizabeth, yo ...

*1858–1865:

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*1865–1876: Edward Stanton *1876–1879: Hon. Hussey Vivian *1879–1883:

Edward Malet Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, 4th Baronet (10 October 1837 – 29 June 1908) was a British diplomat. Edward Malet came from a family of diplomats; his father was Sir Alexander Malet, British minister to Württemberg and later to the German Co ...

*1883–1907: Sir Evelyn Baring, Lord Cromer *1907–1911:

Sir Eldon Gorst Sir John Eldon Gorst (25 June 1861 – 12 July 1911) was Consul-General in Egypt from 1907–1911. Career Gorst was the son of Sir John Eldon Gorst, Solicitor General for England and Wales and Vice-President of the Committee of the Council o ...

''with rank of Minister Plenipotentiary'' *1911–1914: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener ''with rank of Minister Plenipotentiary''

High Commissioners

*1914–1915: Sir Milne Cheetham ''(acting)'' *1915–1917: Sir Henry McMahon *1917–1919: Sir Reginald Wingate *1919–1925: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby *1925–1929:

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*1929–1933: Sir Percy Loraine *1934–1936: Sir Miles Lampson

Ambassadors

*1936–1946: Sir Miles Lampson *1946–1950: Sir Ronald Campbell *1950–1955: Sir Ralph Stevenson *1955–1956: Sir Humphrey Trevelyan *1956–1959: ''Break in relations due to Suez Crisis'' *1959–1961: Sir Colin Crowe ''( Chargé d'affaires)'' *1961–1964: Sir Harold Beeley *1964–1965: Sir George Middleton *1965–1967: ''Break in relations over Rhodesia'' *1967–1969: Sir Harold Beeley *1969–1972: Sir Richard Beaumont *1972–1975: Sir Philip Adams *1975–1979: Sir Willie Morris *1979–1985: Sir Michael Weir *1985–1987: Sir Alan Urwick *1987–1992: Sir James Adams *1992–1995: Christopher Long *1995–1999: Sir David Blatherwick *1999–2001: Sir Graham Boyce *2001–2003: Sir John Sawers *2003–2007: Sir Derek Plumbly *2007–2011: Sir Dominic Asquith *2011–2014: James Watt *2014–2018: John Casson *2018-2021: Sir Geoffrey Adams *2021–:

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UK diplomats

List of heads of mission

Consuls-General

High Commissioners

Ambassadors

See also

References