List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Laos explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Laos is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. After autonomy from France in 1949, the post was initially carried out on a non-resident basis in conjunction with British Ambassador to Vietnam. From 1955 until 1985 there was a full Ambassador to the Republic, then until 2012 the post was combined with that of British Ambassador to Thailand. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic or HMA Vientiane. From October 2012, the United Kingdom once again has a resident Ambassador in Vientiane.^[1]

Non-resident Ambassador to Laos (and Ambassador to Vietnam)

• 1951 - (1955): Sir Hubert Graves ^[2]

Ambassador to Laos

• 1954 - 1956: The Lord Talbot de Malahide ^[3]
• 1956 - 1958: Leonard Holliday ^[4]
• 1958 - 1960: Sir Anthony Lincoln ^[5]
• 1960 - 1962: Sir John Addis ^[6]
• 1962 - 1965: Sir Donald Hopson ^[7]
• 1965 - 1967: Sir Frederick Warner ^[8]
• 1967 - 1970: Sir Harold Smedley ^[9]
• 1970 - 1973: John Lloyd ^[10]
• 1973 - 1975: Alan Davidson ^[11]
• 1976 - 1978: Donald Cape ^[12]
• 1978 - 1980: John Stewart ^[13]
• 1982 - 1985: Bernard Dobbs^[14]

Non-resident Ambassador to Laos (and Ambassador to Thailand)

• (1981) - 1986: Justin Staples ^[15]
• 1986 - 1989: Derek Tonkin ^[16]
• 1989 - 1992: Sir Ramsay Melhuish ^[17]
• 1992 - 1996: Christian Adams ^[18]
• 1996 - 2000: Sir James Hodge ^[19]
• 2000 - 2003: Barney Smith ^[20]
• 2003 - 2007: David Fall ^[21]
• 2007 - 2010: Quinton Quayle^[22]
• 2010 - 2012: Asif Ahmad^[23]

Ambassador to Laos

• 2012 - 2015: Philip Malone^[24]
• 2015 - 2019: Hugh Evans^[25]

• 2019 - : John Pearson^[26]

External links

• UK and Laos, gov.uk

Notes and References

1. Web site: About us. British Embassy to Laos website. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 2012-10-25.
2. Web site: GRAVES, Sir Hubert (Ashton). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1972. 2012-05-08.
3. Web site: TALBOT DE MALAHIDE, 7th Baron. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1973. 2012-05-08.
4. Web site: HOLLIDAY, Gilbert Leonard Gibson. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1980. 2012-05-08.
5. Web site: LINCOLN, Sir Anthony (Handley). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1993. 2012-05-08.
6. Web site: ADDIS, Sir John (Mansfield). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1983. 2012-05-08.
7. Web site: HOPSON, Sir Donald. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1974. 2012-05-08.
8. Web site: WARNER, Sir Frederick Archibald (Sir Fred). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1995. 2012-05-08.
9. Web site: SMEDLEY, Sir Harold. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2004. 2012-05-08.
10. Web site: LLOYD, John Owen. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1982. 2012-05-08.
11. Web site: DAVIDSON, Alan Eaton. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2003. 2012-05-08.
12. Web site: CAPE, Donald Paul Montagu Stewart. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
13. Web site: STEWART, John Anthony Benedict. Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1995. 2012-05-08.
14. Web site: DOBBS, (William) Bernard (Joseph). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2007. 2012-05-08.
15. Web site: STAPLES, (Hubert Anthony) Justin. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
16. Web site: TONKIN, Derek. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
17. Web site: MELHUISH, Sir (Michael) Ramsay. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
18. Web site: ADAMS, (Charles) Christian (Wilfred). Who Was Who, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 1996. 2012-05-08.
19. Web site: HODGE, Sir James (William). Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
20. Web site: SMITH, Lloyd Barnaby, (Barney). Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
21. Web site: FALL, David William. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
22. Web site: QUAYLE, Quinton Mark. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
23. Web site: AHMAD, Asif Anwar. Who's Who 2012, online edition. A & C Black. Oxford University Press. 2012. 2012-05-08.
24. https://blogs.fco.gov.uk/philipmalone1/2012/10/29/opening-the-british-embassy-in-vientiane/
25. http://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-laos Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Laos
26. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-laos-august-2019