The high commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of The Gambia.
Until 2013, The Gambia was a member of the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom's representative was a high commissioner. On 2 October 2013, the Gambian government announced that the country was to withdraw from the Commonwealth.The Gambia to withdraw from Commonwealth, BBC News, 3 October 2013 On 20 November 2013, the British high commission formally became the British embassy and the British high commissioner became the British ambassador.British High Commission Banjul becomes British Embassy, British Embassy Banjul, 20 November 2013
Fulfilling an election pledge of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018 and the British ambassador became the British high commissioner again.
List of heads of mission
High commissioners
1965–1967: George Edmond Crombie 1968–1971: Granville Ramage 1972–1975: James Roland Walter Parker 1975–1979: Martin Rogers 1979–1981: Eric Smith 1981–1984: David Francis Battye Le Breton 1984–1987: John Garner 1988–1990: Alec Ibbott 1991–1993: Alan Pover 1994–1995: Michael Hardie 1995–1998: John Wilde 1998–2000: Tony Millson 2000–2002: John Perrott 2002–2006: Eric Jenkinson 2006–2011: Philip Sinkinson 2011–2013: David Morley
Ambassadors
2013–2014: David Morley 2014–2017: Colin Crorkin 2017–2018: Sharon Wardle
High commissioners
2018–: Sharon Wardle
2020–: David Belgrove OBE 2023–: Harriet King
References
External links
UK and Gambia, gov.uk