Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations

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His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations
Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Dame Barbara Woodward
since 6 August 2020
StyleHer Excellency
Member ofUnited Nations Security Council
United Nations General Assembly
Reports toPrime Minister
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Permanent Under Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs and Head of HM Diplomatic Service
AppointerKing Charles III
as Sovereign
Inaugural holderSir Alexander Cadogan
Formation1946
WebsiteUK Mission to the United Nations (New York)

The permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations, and in charge of the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations (UKMIS). UK permanent representatives to the UN hold the personal rank of ambassador. The full official title and style is His Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations.

Seat of the permanent representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 885 Second Avenue, New York City[1]

Permanent representatives to the United Nations[edit]

Image Incumbent Start of term End of term
Sir Alexander Cadogan 1946 1950
Sir Gladwyn Jebb 1950 1954
Sir Pierson Dixon 1954 1960
Sir Patrick Dean 1960 1964
Lord Caradon 1964 1970
Sir Colin Crowe 1970 1973
Sir Donald Maitland 1973 1974
Lord Richard 1974 1979
Sir Anthony Parsons 1979 1982
Sir John Thomson 1982 1987
Sir Crispin Tickell 1987 1990
Lord Hannay 1990 1995
Sir John Weston 1995 1998
Sir Jeremy Greenstock[2] 1998 2003
Sir Emyr Jones Parry[3] 2003 2007
Sir John Sawers[4] 2007 2009
Sir Mark Lyall Grant[5] 2009 2015
Sir Matthew Rycroft[6] 2015 2018
Dame Karen Pierce[7] 2018 2020
Dame Barbara Woodward[8] 2020 present

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UK Mission to the United Nations (New York)". UK Government. 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ "United Kingdom: Greenstock". UN Democracy.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  3. ^ "United Kingdom: Parry". UN Democracy.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  4. ^ "United Kingdom: Sawers". UN Democracy.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Sir Mark Lyall Grant". UK Government.
  6. ^ "Mathew Rycroft". UK Government.
  7. ^ "Karen Pierce". UK Government.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Allen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

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