List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Botswana

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Botswana is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Botswana, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Gaborone.

Botswana (formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland) gained independence on 30 September 1966. As Botswana is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, it and the United Kingdom exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors. The British High Commissioner to Botswana is also the UK Representative to the Southern African Development Community whose headquarters are in Gaborone.

List of heads of mission

British High Commissioners to Botswana

• 1966–1969: John Gandee^[1]
• 1969–1973: George Anderson^[2]
• 1973–1977: Eleanor Emery^[3]
• 1977–1981: Wilfred Turner^[4]
• 1981–1986: Wilfred Jones^[5]
• 1986–1989: Peter Raftery^[6]
• 1989–1991: Brian Smith^[7]
• 1991–1994: John Edwards^[8]
• 1995–1998: David Beaumont^[9]
• 1998–2001: John Wilde^[10]
• 2001–2005: David Merry^[10]
• 2005–2010: Frank Martin
• 2010–2013: Jennifer Anderson^[11]
• 2013–2016: Nick Pyle^[12]
• 2016–present: Katy Ransome^[13][14]

References

1. "GANDEE, John Stephen". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
2. "ANDERSON, George David". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
3. "EMERY, Eleanor Jean". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
4. "TURNER, Wilfred". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
5. "JONES, Wilfred". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
6. "RAFTERY, Peter Albert". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
7. "SMITH, Brian". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
8. "EDWARDS, John Coates". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
9. "BEAUMONT, David Colin Baskcomb". Who's Who 2009. A & C Black. 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
10. "Ambassadors". Hansard. 1 Sep 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
11. "Our High Commissioner". British High Commission Gaborone. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012.
12. "Nick Pyle". gov.uk.
13. "Change of British High Commissioner to Botswana". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 19 November 2015.
14. "Facebook post: President received letters of credence". Office of the President, Republic of Botswana. 10 March 2016.

External links

• UK and Botswana, gov.uk