List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Latvia
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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{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U33777 |title=SAMUEL, Richard Christopher |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 1993–1995: Richard Ralph{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U31814 |title=RALPH, Richard Peter |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 1996–1999: Nicholas Jarrold{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U21854 |title=JARROLD, Nicholas Robert |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 1999–2002: Stephen Nash{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U29199 |title=NASH, Stephen Thomas |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 2002–2005: Andrew Tesoriere{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U37288 |title=TESORIÈRE, Harcourt Andrew Pretorius |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 2005–2007: Ian Bond{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U58728 |title=BOND, Ian Andrew Minton |work=Who's Who 2008 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2008 |access-date=2008-10-12}}
- 2007–2009: Richard Moon{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U246263 |title=MOON, Richard John |work=Who's Who 2013 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2013 |access-date=2013-05-17}}
- 2010–2013: Andrew Soper{{cite web |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U43119 |title=SOPER, Andrew Keith |work=Who's Who 2013 |publisher=A & C Black |date=2013 |access-date=2013-05-17}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinlatvia/sets/72157633191767761/ |title=Farewell reception for HMA Andrew Soper |date=27 March 2013 |publisher=flickr.com |access-date=2013-05-17}}
- 2013–2017: Sarah Cowley{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majesty-s-ambassador-to-latvia |title=Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia |date=28 January 2013 |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |access-date=2013-05-17}}
- 2017–2021: Keith Shannon{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-latvia |title=Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia |date=20 March 2017 |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/keith-shannon-starts-as-her-majestys-ambassador-to-latvia |title=Keith Shannon starts as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia |date=6 June 2017 |publisher=British Embassy Riga}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.gov.uk/government/world/latvia UK and Latvia]
{{Lists of heads of UK diplomatic missions}}
{{Ambassadors to Latvia}}