List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Latvia explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Latvia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Latvia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Riga.

Heads of Mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

From 1921 to 1940, British Ministers were accredited to Estonia and Lithuania as well as Latvia; they were based in Riga.

• 1921 - 1922: Ernest Wilton
• 1922 - 1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan
• 1928 - 1930: Joseph Addison
• 1931 - 1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
• 1934 - 1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet
• 1937 - 1940: Sir Charles Orde

No representation 1940 - 91. Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.

Ambassador

• 1991 - 1993: Richard Samuel^[1]
• 1993 - 1995: Richard Ralph^[2]
• 1996 - 1999: Nicholas Jarrold^[3]
• 1999 - 2002: Stephen Nash^[4]
• 2002 - 2005: Andrew Tesoriere^[5]
• 2005 - 2007: Ian Bond^[6]
• 2007 - 2009: Richard Moon^[7]
• 2010 - 2013: Andrew Soper^{[8] [9]}
• 2013 - 2017: Sarah Cowley^[10]
• 2017 - 2021: Keith Shannon^{[11] [12]}

• 2021 - present Paul Brummell^[13]

External links

• UK and Latvia

Notes and References

1. Web site: SAMUEL, Richard Christopher . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
2. Web site: RALPH, Richard Peter . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
3. Web site: JARROLD, Nicholas Robert . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
4. Web site: NASH, Stephen Thomas . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
5. Web site: TESORIÈRE, Harcourt Andrew Pretorius . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
6. Web site: BOND, Ian Andrew Minton . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-12.
7. Web site: MOON, Richard John . Who's Who 2013 . A & C Black . 2013 . 2013-05-17.
8. Web site: SOPER, Andrew Keith . Who's Who 2013 . A & C Black . 2013 . 2013-05-17.
9. Web site: Farewell reception for HMA Andrew Soper . 27 March 2013 . flickr.com . 2013-05-17.
10. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia . 28 January 2013 . Foreign & Commonwealth Office . 2013-05-17.
11. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia . 20 March 2017 . Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
12. Web site: Keith Shannon starts as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia . 6 June 2017 . British Embassy Riga.
13. Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia: Paul Brummell. GOV.UK. 10 December 2020. 6 March 2021.