List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Ivory Coast
The Ambassador from the United Kingdom to Ivory Coast was the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ivory Coast. The embassy in Abidjan was closed in 2005 because of the worsening security situation.[1]
The mission to Ivory Coast is now operated out of the mission to neighbouring Ghana, in Accra.
List of heads of mission
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ivory Coast
- 1964–1967: Thomas Shaw[2]
- 1967–1970: Dudley Cheke[3]
- 1970–1972: Peter Murray[4]
- 1972–1975: Paul Holmer[5]
- 1975–1978: Joe Wright[6]
- 1978–1983: Michael Daly[7]
- 1983–1987: John Willson[8]
- 1987–1990: Veronica Sutherland
- 1990–1997: Margaret Rothwell[9]
- 1997–2001: Haydon Warren-Gash[10]
- 2001–2004: Francois Gordon[10]
- 2004–2006: David Coates[11]
- 2006–2007: Gordon Wetherell (non-resident)
- 2007–: Nicholas Westcott (non-resident)
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