The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Lebanon is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Lebanese Republic, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Beirut.
The first two British envoys were appointed during World War II to both Lebanon and Syria. Since 1923 both countries had been under French mandate from the League of Nations. During the war, however, France was partly occupied by Germany and French troops in Lebanon and Syria were loyal to the Vichy French government, so the Allies invaded and occupied Lebanon and Syria in 1941. Both countries became independent after the war.
List of heads of mission Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the Syrian and Lebanese Republics 1942–1944: Major General Sir Edward Spears 1944–1947: Sir Terence Shone
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary at Beirut 1947–1951: Sir William Houstoun-Boswall 1951–1952: Edwin Chapman-Andrews
Ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary at Beirut 1952–1956: Sir Edwin Chapman-Andrews 1956–1958: Sir George Middleton 1958–1963: Sir Moore Crosthwaite 1963–1967: Sir Derek Riches 1967–1970: Cecil King 1970–1971: Alan Edden 1971–1975: Paul Wright 1975–1978: Peter Wakefield 1978–1981: Benjamin Strachan 1981–1983: Sir David Roberts 1983–1985: Sir David Miers 1985–1988: Sir John Gray 1988–1990: Sir Allan Ramsay 1990–1992: David Tatham 1992–1996: Maeve Fort 1996–2000: David MacLennan 2000–2003: Richard Kinchen 2003–2006: James Watt 2006–2011: Frances Guy 2011–2015: Thomas Fletcher 2015–2018: Hugo ShorterHugo Shorter appointed UK Ambassador Designate to Lebanon, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 3 September 2015 2018–2020: Chris Rampling
2021–2022: Ian Collard 2022–present: Hamish Cowell
References
External links UK and Lebanon, gov.uk