High commissioner

High-ranking executive position Diplomats Ambassador Nuncio High commissioner Permanent representative Head of mission Plenipotentiary Minister Deputy chief of mission Resident minister Papal legate Chargé d'affaires Consul Attaché Military attaché Cultural attaché Agricultural attaché Science attaché Chargé de mission Diplomatic courier vte High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment. The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages. Commonwealth Bilateral diplomacy The Tanzanian High Commission in London. Tanzania and the United Kingdom are both members of the Commonwealth of Nations. In the Commonwealth of Nations, a high commissioner is the senior diplomat (ranking as an ambassador) in charge of the diplomatic mission of one Commonwealth government to another. In this usage, a Commonwealth nation's high commission is its embassy to another Commonwealth nation. British colonial usage Historically, in the British Empire (most of which would become the Commonwealth) high commissioners were envoys of the imperial government appointed to manage protectorates or grou