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The state of Pakistan was established on 14 August 1947 in the eastern and northwestern regions of British India. In 1972, Pakistan temporarily withdrew from the Commonwealth, and until it rejoined in 1989, the mission in Islamabad became an Embassy, headed by an Ambassador. The high commissioner is based at the British High Commission in ...
The UK also has a Deputy High Commission in Karachi and a Trade and Investment Office in Lahore. [1] The British High Commission oversees matters pertaining to the bilateral relationship between the UK and Pakistan, and provides consular services to British citizens in Pakistan. [2] [3]
The United Kingdom and Pakistan have High Commissioners, a position which often fulfills the role of ambassador within the Commonwealth, [10] in the other country. The current High Commissioner for the UK in Pakistan is Jane Marriott, [11] and Pakistan's High Commissioner to the UK is currently Mohammad Nafees Zakaria. [12]
Marriott was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, an announcement made on 13 June 2019 and took up the role from Nic Hailey; she was the first female UK High Commissioner to Kenya. [4] She commenced her duties in the Summer of 2019. Marriott is currently the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, having been appointed in 2023.
(High Commissioner) Bahrain: 1 September 2015: London: United Kingdom: Shaikh Fawaz Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa (Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary) Bangladesh: 26 November 2018: London: United Kingdom: Saida Muna Tasneem (High Commissioner) Barbados: 17 December 2018: London: United Kingdom: Milton Arthur Inniss (High Commissioner) Belarus
Andrew Dalgleish (born 17 December 1975) is a British diplomat who has been the acting High Commissioner to Pakistan since January 2023. Between 2016 and 2022, he was the British ambassador to Croatia.
Turner served as High Commissioner to Kenya from 2012 to 2015. [6] [7] During his time in Kenya he led the UK response to the Westgate Mall terrorist attack [8] and the UK's reconciliation with the MauMau. [9] [10] On his return to the UK in 2016 Turner led the London Syria Conference for No 10, raising $12 billion for Syrian refugees. [11]
Sir Thomas Drew KCMG (born 26 September 1970) is a British diplomat who was the Director General, Defence and Intelligence, at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and has previously been British High Commissioner to Pakistan (from February 2016 to November 2019). [1]