The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Latvia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Latvia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Riga.
Heads of mission
Envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary From 1921 to 1940, British ministers were accredited to Estonia and Lithuania as well as Latvia; they were based in Riga.
1921–1922: Ernest Wilton 1922–1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan 1928–1930: Joseph Addison 1931–1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen 1934–1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet 1937–1940: Sir Charles Orde
No representation 1940–91. Latvia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.
Ambassadors 1991–1993: Richard Samuel 1993–1995: Richard Ralph 1996–1999: Nicholas Jarrold 1999–2002: Stephen Nash 2002–2005: Andrew Tesoriere 2005–2007: Ian Bond 2007–2009: Richard Moon 2010–2013: Andrew Soper 2013–2017: Sarah Cowley 2017–2021: Keith Shannon
2021–2025 Paul Brummell 2025–present: Kathy Leach
References
External links UK and Latvia