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.
Ambassadors
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) 1970–1972: Arthur Kellas 1972–1975: Granville Ramage 1975–1983: No ambassador various Chargé d'Affaires. 1983–1985: Peter Keegan Williams 1986–1989: Arthur Marshall 1989–1990: Douglas Gordon
Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) 1971–1973: Michael Edes 1973–1976: Derrick Carden 1977–1978: Benjamin Strachan 1979–1984: Julian Walker 1984–1987: David Tatham 1987–1990: Mark Marshall
Republic of Yemen 1990–1993: Mark Marshall 1993–1995: Douglas Gordon 1995–1997: Douglas Scrafton 1997–2001: Victor Henderson 2001–2004: Frances Guy 2004–2007: Michael Gifford 2007–2010: Timothy Torlot 2010–2011: Jonathan Wilks 2012–2013: Nicholas Hopton 2013–2015: Jane Marriott 2015–2017: Edmund Fitton-Brown 2017–2018: Simon Shercliff
2018–2021: Michael Aron 2021–2023: Richard Oppenheim 2023-present: Abda Sharif
References
External links UK and Yemen, gov.uk