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

ImageIncumbentStart of termEnd of term
Sir Alexander Cadogan19461950
Sir Gladwyn Jebb19501954
Sir Pierson Dixon19541960
Sir Patrick Dean19601964
Lord Caradon19641970
Sir Colin Crowe19701973
Sir Donald Maitland19731974
Lord Richard19741979
Sir Anthony Parsons19791982
Sir John Thomson19821987
Sir Crispin Tickell19871990
Lord Hannay19901995
Sir John Weston19951998
Sir Jeremy Greenstock[2]19982003
Sir Emyr Jones Parry[3]20032007
Sir John Sawers[4]20072009
Sir Mark Lyall Grant[5]20092015
Sir Matthew Rycroft[6]20152018
Dame Karen Pierce[7]20182020
Dame Barbara Woodward[8]2020present

See also

References

  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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