List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Costa Rica explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Costa Rica is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Costa Rica, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in San José.

Heads of Mission

The Republic of Costa Rica proclaimed its independence in 1838. The United Kingdom was represented intermittently by chargés d'affaires until 1884, and from then until 1908 by ministers based in Guatemala. From 1908 until 1945 the Minister to Panama was also non-resident Minister to Costa Rica.

Early diplomats

• 1849 and 1850-1852: Frederick Chatfield Chargé d'Affaires^[1]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

• 1945–1948: Frederick Coultas
• 1948–1951: Bernard Sullivan
• 1951–1952: Henry Livingston
• 1953–1956: Clarence Ezard

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

• 1956: Clarence Ezard^[2]
• 1956 - 1961: David Mill Irving^[3]
• 1961 - 1967: Frederic Garner^[4]
• 1968 - 1972: Ian Hurrell^[5]
• 1972 - 1974: John Blackwell^[6]
• 1974 - 1979: Keith Hamylton Jones^[7]
• 1979 - 1982: Michael Brown^[8]
• 1982 - 1986: Peter Summerscale^[9]
• 1986 - 1989: Michael Daly^[10]
• 1989 - 1992: William Marsden^[11]
• 1992 - 1995: Louise Croll^[12]
• 1995 - 1997: Mike Jackson^[13]
• 1997 - 1999: Alan Green^[14]
• 1999 - 2002: Peter Spiceley^[15]
• 2002 - 2006: Georgina Butler^[16]
• 2006 - 2011: Thomas Kennedy^[17]
• 2011 - 2015: Sharon Campbell^[18]

• 2015 - 2020: Ross Denny^{[19] [20]}
• 2020 - present: Ben Lyster-Binns^[21]

External links

• UK and Costa Rica, gov.uk

Notes and References

1. S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
2. Web site: EZARD, Clarence Norbury . https://archive.today/20120917192424/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U164023 . dead . 2012-09-17 . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 2008-10-11.
3. Web site: MILL IRVING, David Jarvis . https://archive.today/20130208220731/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U157577 . dead . 2013-02-08 . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 2008-10-11.
4. Web site: GARNER, Frederic Francis . https://archive.today/20120919091629/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U172613 . dead . 2012-09-19 . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 2008-10-11.
5. Web site: HURRELL, Ian Murray . https://archive.today/20130205181451/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U165599 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 2008-10-11.
6. Web site: BLACKWELL, John Kenneth . https://archive.today/20130205140615/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U162088 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who Was Who . A & C Black . 2008-10-11.
7. Web site: HAMYLTON JONES, Keith . https://archive.today/20130205025951/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U18864 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
8. Web site: BROWN, (John) Michael . https://archive.today/20120917223643/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U9031 . dead . 2012-09-17 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
9. Web site: SUMMERSCALE, Peter Wayne . https://archive.today/20130205065728/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U36685 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
10. Web site: DALY, Michael Francis . https://archive.today/20120913233954/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12770 . dead . 2012-09-13 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
11. Web site: MARSDEN, William . https://archive.today/20120914165015/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U26688 . dead . 2012-09-14 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
12. Web site: CROLL, (Mary) Louise . https://archive.today/20130205044853/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U12380 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
13. Web site: JACKSON, Richard Michael, (Mike) . https://archive.today/20130205093639/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U21669 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
14. In British Ambassadors list by Colin Mackie. No other information
15. Web site: SPICELEY, Peter Joseph . https://archive.today/20120913084605/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U35827 . dead . 2012-09-13 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
16. Web site: BUTLER, Georgina Susan . https://archive.today/20130205121533/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U43428 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2008 . A & C Black . 2008 . 2008-10-11.
17. Web site: KENNEDY, Thomas John . https://archive.today/20130205200436/http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U246595 . dead . 2013-02-05 . Who's Who 2013 . A & C Black . 2013 . 2012-12-29.
18. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica . 2012-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814035854/http://ukincostarica.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=620733382 . 14 August 2012 . dmy-all .
19. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Costa Rica & Nicaragua . Foreign & Commonwealth Office . 3 February 2015.
20. Web site: El Excelentísimo Embajador de Gran Bretaña en Costa Rica, el señor Ross Patrick Denny, entregó las copias de sus cartas credenciales al Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, Manuel A. González, este viernes . es . The British Ambassador in Costa Rica, Mr. Ross Patrick Denny, Excellency presented copies of his credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Manuel A. Gonzalez on Friday . Ministerio Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica . Facebook . 9 October 2015.
21. Web site: British Embassy San Jose.