| Her Majesty's High Commissioner to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
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Incumbent
Arthur G. Snell since 2011 |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | St Clair Avenue in Port of Spain |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Norman E. Costar First High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago |
| Formation | 1962 High Commissioners |
| Website | UK Embassy in the RofTT |
The High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences (for instance, whereas Ambassadors present their diplomatic credentials to the host country's head of state, High Commissioners are accredited to the head of government), they are in practice one and the same office. The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago.
From 1974 until 1980 the title was the High Commissioner from the United Kingdom to Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada.[1]
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