List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kosovo
His Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Kosovo, and is in charge of the British mission in Pristina.
The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence on 17 February 2008. The United Kingdom recognised the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state the following day[1] and Mr David Blunt, who had been in Pristina since 2006 as head of the British office, was appointed the first ambassador.[2]
Ambassadors[edit]
- 2008: David Blunt[3]
- 2008–2010: Andrew Sparkes[4]
- 2011–2015: Ian Cliff[5]
- 2015–2019: Ruairí O'Connell[6][7]
- 2019–2024: Nicholas Abbott[8][9]
- 2024–present[update]: Jonathan Hargreaves[10]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UK recognises Kosovo independence". Reuters. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Blunt named as Britain's first ambassador to Kosovo". Reuters. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "BLUNT, David Graeme". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "SPARKES, Andrew James". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "Ian Cliff". gov.uk.
- ^ "Ruairí O'Connell". gov.uk.
- ^ "Arrival of the new British Ambassador to Kosovo". gov.uk. British Embassy Pristina. 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo - September 2019". gov.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ @UKinKosovo (5 September 2019). "Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo, HE Nicholas Abbott, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Kosovo, HE Hashim Thaçi this morning". Twitter.
- ^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo: Jonathan Hargreaves". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- UK and Kosovo, gov.uk
