The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Guinea is the

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's foremost

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in the

Republic of Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

, and head of the UK's

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Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

. The Republic of Guinea (formerly known as

French Guinea French Guinea (french: Guinée française) was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the current independent nation of Guinea. French Guinea was established by France in 1891, ...

) declared its independence from

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on 2 October 1958, and the then UK ambassador to Liberia, Guy Clarke, was also accredited to Guinea in 1959 until the first resident ambassador arrived in 1960. In 1965 the mission was briefly combined with Mali before a break in diplomatic relations; when relations were resumed in 1970 the mission was combined with Senegal until 2000 and with Sierra Leone until 2003.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors

*1959–1960: Guy Clarke ''(non-resident)'' *1960–1962:

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*1962–1965: Hilary William King *1965: John Waterfield ''(non-resident)'' *1965–1970: ''Diplomatic relations severed over

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'' *1970–1971: John Tahourdin ''(non-resident)'' *1971–1973:

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''(non-resident)'' *1973–1976: Denzil Dunnett ''(non-resident)'' *1976–1979: John Powell-Jones ''(non-resident)'' *1979–1982:

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''(non-resident)'' *1982–1985:

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''(non-resident)'' *1985–1990: John Macrae ''(non-resident)'' *1990–1993:

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''(non-resident)'' *1993–1997:

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''(non-resident)'' *1997–2000:

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''(non-resident)'' *2000–2003: Alan Jones ''(non-resident)'' *2003–2004:

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*2004–2008: John McManus *2008–2011:

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*2011–2015:

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*2015:

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''( chargé d'affaires)''Ian Richards, British Chargé d’Affaires to Guinea
gov.uk *2015-2019 Catherine Inglehearn *2019–: David McIlroy

References

External links

British Embassy Conakry
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...