List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Eritrea explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Eritrea is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the State of Eritrea, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Asmara. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.

From Eritrean independence in 1993 until March 2002 the British Ambassador to Ethiopia, resident in Addis Ababa, was also accredited to Eritrea.

The current ambassador is Alisdair Walker.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Eritrea

• 1997–2000: Gordon Wetherell
• 2000–2002: Myles Wickstead
• 2002–2006: Michael Murray
• 2006–2008: Nick Astbury
• 2008–2010: Andrea Reidy
• 2010–2012: Sandra Tyler-Haywood
• 2012–2014: Amanda Tanfield
• 2014–2016: David Ward^[1]
• 2016–2019: Ian Richards^[2]

• 2019–: Alisdair Walker^[3]

External links

• UK and Eritrea, gov.uk

Notes and References

1. http://www.tesfanews.net/president-isaias-afwerki-receives-credentials-of-14-ambassadors/ President Isaias Afwerki Receives Credentials of 25 Ambassadors
2. Web site: Ian Richards, British Ambassador to Eritrea . gov.uk . 19 August 2016.
3. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Eritrea in February 2019 . 17 December 2018 . Foreign & Commonwealth Office.