List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Yemen

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Republic of Yemen is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Yemen, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Sana'a.

Operations at the British Embassy in Sana'a were temporarily suspended on 11 February 2015 due to the deteriorating security situation which preceded the Yemeni Civil War. The ambassador and his team are currently based in Saudi Arabia and Jordan.^[1]

Ambassadors

Ambassadors to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen)

1970–1972: Arthur Kellas^[2]
1972–1975: Granville Ramage^[3]
1975–1983: No ambassador various Chargé d'Affaires including:
1979–1980: Colin Dyer
1983–1985: Peter Keegan Williams^[4]
1986–1989: Arthur Marshall^[5]
1989–1990: Douglas Gordon^[6]

Ambassadors to the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen)

1971–1973: Michael Edes^[7]
1973–1976: Derrick Carden^[8]
1977–1978: Benjamin Strachan^[9]
1979–1984: Julian Walker^[10]
1984–1987: David Tatham^[11]
1987–1990: Mark Marshall^[12]

Ambassadors to the Republic of Yemen

1990–1993: Mark Marshall^[12]
1993–1995: Douglas Gordon^[6]
1995–1997: Douglas Scrafton^[13]
1997–2001: Victor Henderson^[14]
2001–2004: Frances Guy^[15]
2004–2007: Michael Gifford^[16]
2007–2010: Timothy Torlot^[17]
2010–2011: Jonathan Wilks^[18]
2012–2013: Nicholas Hopton^[19]
2013–2015: Jane Marriott^[19]
2015–2017: Edmund Fitton-Brown^[20]
2017–2018: Simon Shercliff^[21]
2018–2021: Michael Aron^[22]
2021–2023: Richard Oppenheim^[23]
2023-present: Abda Sharif^[24]

References

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^ ^a ^b "GORDON, (Robert) Douglas". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "EDES, (John) Michael". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "CARDEN, Derrick Charles". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "STRACHAN, Major Benjamin Leckie". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "WALKER, Julian Fortay". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "TATHAM, David Everard". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b "MARSHALL, Mark Anthony". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "SCRAFTON, Douglas". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "HENDERSON, Victor Joseph". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "GUY, Frances Mary". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "GIFFORD, Michael John". Who's Who 2008. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "TORLOT, Timothy Achille". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ "WILKS, Jonathan Paul, (Jon)". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen". UK in Yemen. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Edmund Fittton-Brown, British Ambassador to Yemen". gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Yemen". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 30 August 2016.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Yemen". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 23 February 2018.
^ "Richard Oppenheim". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Yemen: Abda Sharif". gov.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2023.