List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Ghana

High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Harriet Thompson since 2021
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Osu Link, Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue
Seat	Ghana
Nominator	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Appointer	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Inaugural holder	Sir Ian Maclennan
Formation	1957
Website	British High Commission – Ghana

The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Ghana, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Ghana.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Ghana conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Therefore, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Ghana

1957–1959: Sir Ian Maclennan
1959–1961: Sir Arthur Snelling
1961–1964: Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
1964–1966: Sir Harold Smedley
1967–1970: Horatio Matthews
1970–1975: Henry Stanley
1975–1978: Frank Mills
1978–1983: Sir James Mellon
1983–1986: Kevin Burns^[1]
1986–1989: Arthur Wyatt
1989–1992: Sir Anthony Goodenough
1992–1996: David Walker
1996–2000: Ian Mackley
2000–2004: Dr Roderick Pullen
2004–2007: Gordon Wetherell
2007–2011: Nicholas Westcott
2011–2014: Peter Jones
2014–2017: Jon Benjamin^[2]
2017–2021^[update]: Iain Walker^[3]^[4]
2021–present: Harriet Thompson

References

^ "No. 49583". The London Gazette. 31 December 1983. p. 4.
^ Jon Benjamin, British High Commissioner to Ghana, gov.uk
^ "Nana Receives 4 Envoys". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Iain Walker appointed new British High Commissioner to Ghana". Citi 97.3 FM. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.