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The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland is the
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's foremost
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in
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, 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 ...
. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland''.


List of heads of mission


Before Partition


Agents

*1604-1610: Dr William BruceGary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). **1609: James Sandilands, 2nd Baron Torphichen ''Special Ambassador'' *1610-1621: Patrick Gordon *1626-1641: Francis Gordon ''Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation''


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland

**1629-1630: Sir
Thomas Roe Sir Thomas Roe ( 1581 – 6 November 1644) was an English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Roe's voyages ranged from Central America to India; as ambassador, he represented England in the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empire ...
''Special Ambassador'' *1634-1636: Sir George Douglas *1669-1670: Sir Peter Wyche *1676-1678: Hon. Laurence Hyde


Envoys Extraordinary to the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony

''From 1698 to 1763, successive Electors of Saxony were usually Kings of Poland. There was a single diplomatic mission to the king in both capacities.'' **1698:
George Stepney George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. He was admitted on the foundation of Westminster School in 16 ...
''Special Mission''D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1700 on: Sir William Brown, 1st Baronet ''Resident'' *1702-1707: Dr John Robinson, ''Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden'' was resident in Danzig *1709-1710:
John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair Field Marshal John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair (20 July 16739 May 1747) was a Scottish soldier and diplomat. He served in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession and, after a period as British Ambassador in Paris, became a ...
**1710-1714: George Mackenzie (or Mackenzie-Quin) ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1711: Charles Whitworth **1711 and 1712: The Earl of Peterborough *1711-1715: James Scott *1715-1718:
Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Baronet Sir Richard Vernon, 3rd Baronet (22 June 1678 – 1 October 1725) was a British diplomat and politician. He succeeded in the baronetcy in 1683, when aged only five. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 10 N ...
*1718-1719: Lieut-Gen.
Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP (died 1719) was a noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. He served in Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse and Hugh Wyndham's Regiment of Carabiniers, eventually rising to become lieutenant-col ...
**1719: Hugh Boscawen M.P. ''Special Mission'', but did not go *1719-1722: James Scott (initially as ''Minister'') **1721-1725: Capt. James Jefferyes ''Resident at Danzig'' **1724-1725: John Ernest von Wallenrodt ''Special Mission to Danzig'' *1725-1727: Edward Finch ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' *1728-1731: George Woodward ''Resident'' **1730-1731: Sir Luke Schaub ''Special business'' *1732-1735: George Woodward *1735-1738: Denton Boate (Secretary) ''in charge'' **1736-1737:
Thomas Robinson Thomas, Tom or Tommy Robinson may refer to: Artists * Thomas Robinson (composer) (c. 1560 – after 1609), English composer and music teacher * Thomas Heath Robinson (1869–1954), British book illustrator Politicians * Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron ...
At Dresden in 1737 *1738-1746: Hon. Thomas Villiers *1747-1755:
Charles Hanbury Williams Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB (8 December 1708 – 2 November 1759) was a Welsh diplomat, writer and satirist. He was a Member of Parliament from 1734 until his death. Early life Hanbury was the son of a Welsh ironmaster and Member of Parl ...
*1756-1761:
David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont David Murray, 2nd Earl of Mansfield, 7th Viscount of Stormont, (9 October 1727 – 1 September 1796), known as the (7th) Viscount of Stormont from 1748 to 1793, was a British politician. He succeeded to both the Mansfield and Stormont lines o ...
**1761-1762:
William Money 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 ...
''in charge'' *1763-1778:
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''Resident'' 1762-1769 then ''Minister Plenipotentiary''


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland

*1778-1779: Richard OakesJ. Haydn, ''Book of Dignities'' (1851), 80. *1779-?: James Hare *1782-1784: Viscount Dalrymple *1785-1787: Charles Whitworth *1788-1791: Daniel Hailes *1791-1795: William Gardiner (remained at Warsaw until 1798) ''In 1795, the remaining Polish territory was partitioned between
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, so that there was not a state of Poland until after
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''.


After World War I


Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

*1919–1920: Sir Horace Rumbold, Bt. *1920–1928: Sir William Max-Müller *1928–''1929'': Hon. Sir William Erskine


Ambassadors

*''1929''–1934: Hon. Sir William Erskine *1935–1941: Sir Howard William Kennard *1941–1943: Cecil Francis Joseph Dormer *1943–1945: Sir Owen St. Clair O'Malley *1945–1947:
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Victor Frederick William Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Duke of Portland, (18 June 1897 – 30 July 1990), known as Victor Cavendish-Bentinck until 1977 and Lord Victor Cavendish-Bentinck from 1977 to 1980, and informally as Bill Bentinck, was a Britis ...
*1947–1950: Donald St Clair Gainer *1950–1952: Sir Charles Bateman *1952–1954: Sir Francis Shepherd *1954–1956: Sir Andrew Noble, Bt. *1956–1960: Sir Eric Berthoud *1960–1966: Sir George Clutton *1966–1969: Sir Thomas Brimelow *1969–1972:
Sir Nicholas Henderson Sir John Nicholas Henderson, (1 April 191916 March 2009), known as Nicko Henderson, was a British diplomat and writer, who served as British Ambassador to the United States from 1979 to 1982. Life and career Henderson was born in London, the ...
*1972–1974:
Frank Brenchley Thomas Frank Brenchley CMG (9 April 1918 – 7 July 2011) was a British diplomat. Career Frank Brenchley was educated at Sir William Turner's School, Coatham, North Yorkshire, and Merton College, Oxford. He served with the Royal Corps of ...
*1974–1978:
Norman Reddaway George Frank Norman Reddaway (2 May 1918 – 12 October 1999) was a British civil servant and Diplomat. Career The younger son of William Reddaway , William Fiddian Reddaway (1872-1949), Professor of History at Cambridge University, Norman Redd ...
*1978–1981: Kenneth Robert Comyn Pridham *1981–1983: Cynlais James *1983–1986: Sir John Morgan *1986–1988: Sir Brian Barder *1988–1991: Sir Stephen Barrett *1991–1996: Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith *1996–1998: Sir Christopher Hum *1998–2001: John Malcolm Macgregor *2001–2003: Sir Michael Pakenham *2003–2007: Charles Crawford *2007–2011: Ric Todd *2011–2016:
Robin Barnett Robin Anthony Barnett CMG (born 8 March 1958) is a British diplomat, who served as the British ambassador to Ireland, Poland, and Romania. Early life Robin Anthony Barnett was born on 8 March 1958 to Bryan Anderson Barnett and Marion Barnett. ...
*2016–2020: Jonathan Knott *2020–present:
Anna Clunes Anna Clunes is a British diplomat, who has served as the British Ambassador to Poland since September 2020. Clunes was appointed a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in October 2020 for "services to British foreign poli ...


See also

*
List of ambassadors of Poland to the United Kingdom The Republic of Poland ambassador to the United Kingdom (known formally as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James's) is the official representative of the Government of the Republic o ...
*
Poland–United Kingdom relations British–Polish relations are the bilateral relations between the countries of United Kingdom and Poland. Exchanges between the two countries date back to medieval times, when Britain and Poland, then one of Europe's largest countries, were linke ...


External links


UK and Poland
gov.uk


References

{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
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 ...