List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ecuador

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ecuador is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Ecuador, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ecuador. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.

Until 1935 the British Minister to Peru was also accredited to Ecuador, and the senior British diplomat (chargé d’affaires) at Quito was Consul-General. From 1935–1943 the title of the head of mission was Minister Resident, and from 1943–1950 Minister Plenipotentiary. The post was upgraded to Ambassador in 1950.

List of heads of mission

Minister Resident

1935–1937: Hugh Stanford London (previously Consul-General)^[1]
1937–1941: Guy Bullock
1941–1943: Leslie Hughes-Hallett^[2]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

1943–1946: Leslie Hughes-Hallett^[3]
1946–1947: Colin Edmond^[4]
1947–1950: John Carvell^[5]

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1950–1951: John Carvell^[6]
1951–1955: Norman Mayers^[7]
1955–1959: Herbert Gamble^[8]
1959–1962: Gerald Meade
1962–1967: Gerard Corley Smith
1967–1970: Gordon Jackson
1970–1974: Peter Mennell
1974–1977: Norman Ernest Cox
1977–1981: John Hickman
1981–1985: Adrian Buxton^[9]
1985–1989: Michael Atkinson
1989–1993: Frank Wheeler
1993–1997: Richard Lavers
1997–2000: John Forbes-Meyler
2000–2002: Ian Gerken
2002–2007: Richard Lewington
2007–2008: Bernard Whiteside
2008–2012: Linda Cross
2012–2016: Patrick Mullee^[10]
2016–2020: Katharine Ward^[11]
2020–2023^[update]: Chris Campbell^[12]

References

^ British Legation For Ecuador, The Times, London, 2 December 1935, page 14
^ British Diplomatic Changes – Posts For Younger Men, The Times, London, 25 June 1941; page 4
^ "No. 36407". The London Gazette. 3 March 1944. p. 1064.
^ "No. 37763". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1946. p. 5157.
^ "No. 38192". The London Gazette. 30 January 1948. p. 742.
^ "No. 38898". The London Gazette. 28 April 1950. p. 2115.
^ "No. 39446". The London Gazette. 22 January 1952. p. 455.
^ "GAMBLE, Sir (Frederick) Herbert". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
^ "BUXTON, Adrian Clarence". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ecuador". London: Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 15 March 2012. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
^ "Katherine Ward LVO, British Ambassador to Ecuador". gov.uk.
^ "Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador - November 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 January 2020.