The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Italy 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

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in the

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, and head 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 ...

in Italy. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Italian Republic'' (until 1946, the

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). The first British mission to the united Italy was a

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located in Turin, taking over the now defunct mission to the

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; it moved to Rome in 1871. The mission was upgraded to a full

embassy 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 ...

in 1876. The office incorporates that of Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the

Most Serene Republic of San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

Heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

* 1861–1863: Sir James Hudson * 1863–1867:

Henry Elliot Sir Henry George Elliot (30 June 1817 – 30 March 1907) was a British diplomat. He was the second son of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto. He was most noted for his period as ambassador at Constantinople, and his participat ...

* 1867–1876: Sir Augustus Paget

Ambassador

* 1876–1883: Sir Augustus Paget * 1883–1888: Sir John Savile * 1888–1892: The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava * 1892–1893:

Hussey Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian Hussey Crespigny Vivian, 3rd Baron Vivian, (19 June 1834 – 21 October 1893) was a British diplomat from the Vivian family. Background Born at Connaught Place, London, Vivian was the eldest son of Charles Vivian, 2nd Baron Vivian, and was ed ...

* 1893–1898: Sir Clare Ford * 1898–1903:

Philip Currie, 1st Baron Currie Philip Henry Wodehouse Currie, 1st Baron Currie, (13 October 1834 – 12 May 1906), known as Sir Philip Currie between 1885 and 1899, was a British diplomat. He was Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1893 to 1898 and Ambassador t ...

* 1903–1904: Sir Francis Bertie * 1905–1908: Sir Edwin Egerton * 1908–1919: Sir Rennell Rodd * 1919–1921: Sir George Buchanan * 1921–1933: Sir Ronald Graham * 1933–1939: The Earl of Perth * 1939–1940: Sir Percy Loraine ''No representation 1940–1944 due to World War II'' * 1944–1947: Sir Noel Charles * 1947–1953: Sir Victor Mallet * 1953–1962: Sir Ashley Clarke * 1962–1966: Sir John Ward * 1966–1969: Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh * 1969–1974: Sir Patrick Hancock * 1974–1976: Sir Guy Millard * 1976–1979: Sir Alan Campbell * 1979–1983: Sir Ronald Arculus * 1983–1987:

Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges Thomas Edward Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges, (27 November 1927 – 27 May 2017) was a British hereditary peer and diplomat. Early life Bridges was born on 27 November 1927 to Edward Bridges, later Cabinet Secretary. His grandfather was Robert ...

* 1987–1989: Sir Derek Thomas * 1989–1992: Sir Stephen Egerton * 1992–1996: Sir Patrick Fairweather * 1996–2000:

Sir Thomas Richardson Sir Thomas Richardson (1569 – 4 February 1635) of Honingham in Norfolk,RICHARDSON, Thomas, 2nd Baron Cramond (1627-74), of Honingham, Norf. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1660-1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 198/ref> wa ...

* 2000–2003: Sir John Shepherd * 2003–2006: Sir Ivor Roberts * 2006–2011: Edward Chaplin * 2011–2016:

Christopher Prentice Christopher Norman Russell Prentice (born 5 September 1954) is a retired British diplomat. His last diplomatic post was Ambassador to Italy. He is currently Chairman of the Governors of the British Institute of Florence. Prentice had been a B ...

* 2016–2022:

Jill Morris Jill Morris (born 14 August 1967) is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Italy and non-resident British Ambassador to San Marino, succeeding Christopher Prentice. She is the first female to have held this post. Early life M ...

* 2022–: Edward Llewellyn

References

External links

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