The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria is the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

's foremost

diplomatic representative Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. 1 ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, and in charge of the UK's

diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of the Bulgarians

*1903–1908: Sir George Buchanan *1909–1911:

Mansfeldt Findlay Sir Mansfeldt de Cardonnel Findlay (7 April 1861 – 31 December 1932) was a British diplomat who had the difficult task of envoy to Norway during World War I. Career Findlay was educated at Harrow School and joined the Diplomatic Service as a ...

*1911–1915: Sir Henry Bax-Ironside *1915–1920: ''No ambassador due to

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

'' *1920–1921: Sir Arthur Peel *1921–1928:

Sir William Erskine There have been five baronetcies of the United Kingdom created for a person with the surname Erskine, two in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creati ...

*1928–1929: Rowland Sperling *1929–1933: Sydney Waterlow *1933–1936: Charles Bentinck *1936–1938:

Maurice Peterson Sir Maurice Drummond Peterson GCMG (10 March 1889 – 15 March 1952) was a British diplomat who was minister or ambassador to several countries. Career Maurice Drummond Peterson was the younger son of William Peterson (later Sir William Peterso ...

*1938–1941: George Rendel *1941–1946: ''No ambassador due to

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Sofia

*1947–1949:

John Sterndale Bennett John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

*1949–1951: Paul Mason *1951–1954: John Carvell *1954–1956: Geoffrey Furlonge *1956–1958:

Richard Speaight Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

*1958–1960:

Anthony Lambert Sir Anthony Lambert KCMG (7 March 1911 – 28 April 2007) was a British diplomat who was UK envoy to Bulgaria, Tunisia, Finland and Portugal. Career Sir Anthony was described by ''The Telegraph'' as Anthony Edward Lambert was educated at Har ...

*1960–1963:

Anthony Lincoln Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Sofia

*1964–1966:

William Harpham William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

*1966–1970:

Desmond Crawley Desmond John Chetwode Crawley, CMG CVO (2 June 1917 – 26 April 1993) was a British diplomat, who served as administrator under the Raj to Commonwealth diplomat, from the Asian sub-continent to West Africa, and, finally, from behind the Iron C ...

*1970–1973:

Donald Logan Sir Donald Logan (25 August 1917 – 23 October 2009) was a British diplomat who was closely involved with the Suez crisis, afterwards ambassador to Guinea, Bulgaria and the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea. Career Donald Arthur Logan was e ...

*1973–1976:

Edwin Bolland The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died ...

*1976–1980:

John Cloake John Cloake Hon. DLitt. (2 December 1924 – 9 July 2014) was a historian and author of several works mostly relating to the local history of Richmond upon Thames and surrounding areas. He was also a former United Kingdom diplomatic rep ...

*1980–1983:

Giles Bullard Sir Giles Bullard (24 August 1926 – 11 November 1992), was a British diplomat. His appointments included British Ambassador to Bulgaria and High Commissioner to the West Indies at the time of the American invasion of Grenada. Early life G ...

*1983–1986: John Snodgrass *1986–1989: John Fawcett *1989–1994: Richard Thomas *1994–1998:

Roger Short Roger Short MVO (9 December 1944 – 20 November 2003) was a British diplomat who was killed on 20 November 2003 in a truck bombing in Istanbul while serving as the British Consul-General in Turkey. The bombing killed at least 27 people and m ...

*1998–2001:

Richard Stagg Sir Richard Stagg (born 27 September 1955) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Bulgaria, high commissioner to India and ambassador to Afghanistan. Education Charles Richard Vernon Stagg was educated at Winchester College and Or ...

*2001–2003: Ian Soutar *2004–2007:

Jeremy Hill Jeremy Hill (born October 20, 1992) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). After a promisin ...

*2007–2011: Steve Williams *2011–2015:

Jonathan Allen Jonathan Allen (born January 16, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he won several defensive player of the year awards ...

*2015–August 2020: Emma Hopkins''New British Ambassador to Bulgaria presents her credentials to President Plevneliev
British Embassy Sofia, 19 May 2015 *August 2020–: Rob Dixon''

References

External links

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