List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Guatemala

The British Embassy in Guatemala City is responsible for looking after the United Kingdom's interests in the Republic of Guatemala.

  • Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Guatemala
  • Embajador del Reino Unido en Guatemala
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Carolyn Davidson
since November 2017
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceGuatemala City
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation1834
First holderFrederick Chatfield

The British ambassador to the Republic of Honduras is also resident in Guatemala City: the British embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was closed in 2003[1] and at first the ambassador to Guatemala was also accredited to Honduras, but since 2015 there are separate ambassadors, married to each other and resident in Guatemala City.

Heads of Mission
Period Representative Title
1834–1840 Frederick Chatfield[2] Consul (Consul-General from 1842, Chargé d'affaires from 1849) in Central America
1842–1850
1852–1860 Charles Wyke[3] Consul-General (chargé d'affaires from 1854, envoy-extraordinary from 1859) in Central America
1860–1861 George Fagan Chargé d'affaires
1861–1866 George Buckley Mathew Chargé d'affaires
1866–1874 Edwin Corbett Minister Resident and Consul-General
1874–1881 Sidney Locock[4] Minister Resident and Consul-General
1881–1884 Frederick St John[5] Minister Resident and Consul-General
1884–1890 James Harriss-Gastrell[6] Minister Resident and Consul-General
1890–1897 Audley Gosling[7] Minister Resident
1897–1902 George Jenner Minister Resident
1902–1904 Edward Thornton[8] Minister Resident and Consul-General
1904–1905 Herbert Harrison Chargé d'affaires
1905–1911 Sir Lionel Carden[9] Minister Resident
1911–1913 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
1913–1919 Alban Young[10] Minister
1920–1922 Hugh Gaisford Minister
1922–1924 Diplomatic relations downgraded
1924–1925 William O'Reilly[11] Minister
1925–1928 Archibald Clark Kerr Minister
1928–1932 David Rodgers[12] Chargé d'Affaires
1933–1938 John Birch[13] Minister to Central America
1939–1945 John Leche[14] Minister and Consul-General
1946–1947 Leslie Hughes-Hallett[15] Minister
1947–1954 Wilfred Gallienne[16] Minister
1954–1956 Richard Allen[17] Minister
1957–1960 Thomas Wikeley[18] Minister and Consul-General
1961–1962 Michael Williams[19] Minister
1962–1963 Ambassador
1963–1964 Robert Isaacson[20] Ambassador
1965–1970 Francis Trew[21] Consul
1970–1974 John Weymes[22] Consul
1974–1977 William McQuillan[23] Counsellor and HM Consul
1978–1981 Michael Wilmshurst[24] Consul
1984–1987 David Handley[25] Chargé d'Affaires
1987–1991 Bernard Everett[26] Ambassador
1991–1995 Justin Nason[27] Ambassador
1995–1998 Peter Newton[28] Ambassador
1998–2001 Andrew Caie[29] Ambassador
2001–2006 Richard Lavers[30] Ambassador
2006–2009 Ian Hughes[31] Ambassador
2009–2012 Julie Chappell[32] Ambassador
2012–2015 Sarah Dickson[33] Ambassador
2015–2017 Thomas Carter[34] Ambassador
2017 Carolyn Davidson[35] Ambassador

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  35. Carolyn Davidson, gov.uk
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