The British consul general in New York is head of the British Consulate General in New York, United States, which provide services to British nationals living in and visiting New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

The office predates 1857 and played a critical role when the capital of the United States was New York. One of the earliest consuls-general was Thomas Henry Barclay, a native New Yorker who was a Loyalist during the American Revolution who later served the Crown as a resident of Nova Scotia. He served as Consul-General in New York from 1799 (to 1822), replacing Sir John Temple, the first Consul-General and also native born to North America.Dictionary of Canadian Biography Retrieved 5 October 2020

The consulate is located in an office block at 845 Third Avenue, New York.

On 15 March 2019 the British Government acquired a penthouse in 50 United Nations Plaza, for their trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York, Antony Phillipson, for $16m.

Consuls-general of the United Kingdom in New York 1857–1883: Sir Edward Archibald Consul from 1857 Consul-General from 1871 1883–1894: Sir William Booker 1894–1907: Sir Percy Sanderson 1907–1915: Sir Courtenay Bennett 1915–1919: Charles Bayley 1919: Wilfred Thesiger appointed but did not proceed 1920–1931: Sir Gloster Armstrong 1931–1938: Sir Gerald Campbell 1938–1944: Sir Godfrey Haggard 1944–1950: Sir Francis Evans 1951–1953: Sir Henry Hobson 1953–1957: Sir Francis Rundall 1957–1960: Sir Hugh Stephenson 1960–1964: Sir Alan Williams 1964–1966: Sir Stanley Tomlinson 1966–1971: Sir Anthony Rouse 1971–1975: John Ford 1975–1980: Sir Gordon Booth 1980–1983: Sir Hugh Overton 1983–1986: Sir Francis Kennedy 1986–1988: Sir James Mellon 1989–1991: Sir Gordon Jewkes 1991–1996: Sir Alistair Hunter 1996–1999: Jeffrey Ling 1999–2004: Sir Thomas Harris 2004–2007: Sir Philip Thomas 2007–2011: Sir Alan Collins 2011–2016: Danny Lopez 2016–2017: Antonia Romeo 2017–2021: Antony Phillipson 2021–2024: Emma Wade-Smith 2024: Hannah YoungUnited Kingdom Government, Hannah Young, Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2025. 2025–2026: Oliver ChristianUnited Kingdom Government, Oliver Christian, Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2025. 2026-present: Alex MilwardAlex Milward, Biography. Retrieved 10 Aug 2026.

References

External links British Consulate General New York, gov.uk