Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

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High commissioner (Commonwealth) of High Commission of Sierra Leone, London
Incumbent
Vacant
Inaugural holderRichard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker
Formation1959

The Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is the official representative of the Government of Sierra Leone to the Government of the United Kingdom.

List of representatives[edit]

Commissioned/accredited High commissioner (Commonwealth) Observations List of heads of state of Sierra Leone List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom Term end
1959 Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker Sierra Leonean and Gambia Commissioner to the United Kingdom Maurice Henry Dorman Harold Macmillan 1961
1961 William Henry Fitzjohn [1] Maurice Henry Dorman Harold Macmillan 1964
1964 Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker (* 1909; 1975) On Thursday Dr. and Mrs. Fitzjohn had a farewell audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. He is succeeded by Mr. Richard Kelfa- Caulker, currently representative at the UN. Mr. Kelfa-Caulker was Dr. Fitzjohn's predecessor in London.[2] Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston Harold Wilson 1966
1967 Victor Sigismond Kanu [3] Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston Harold Wilson 1971
1968 Joseph Ayodele Wilson Banja Tejan-Sie Harold Wilson
July 3, 1968 de:Ambrose Patrick Genda [4] Banja Tejan-Sie Harold Wilson 1969
1971 Davidson Nicol In 1971 he was appointed High Commissioner (with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary) of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Kingdom and concurrently Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Siaka Stevens Edward Heath 1972
1972 Jacob Arthur Christian Davies Siaka Stevens Edward Heath October 1974
October 1974 de:Ralph Emeric Kashope Taylor-Smith [5] Siaka Stevens Harold Wilson 1977
1978 de:Sahr Thomas Matturi Corps, Major General Lord Michael Fitzalan Howard, and Dr. Sahr Thomas Matturi setting off for Buckingham Palace to present Dr. Matturi' s Letters of Credence as Sierra Leone's High Commissioner in London.[6] Siaka Stevens James Callaghan September 8, 1980
September 8, 1980 Victor Emmanuel Sumner (*April 17, 1929 in Freetown) in 1962 married Gladys Victoria Small, they had one daughter two sons. Educated at Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, U.S.A. and at Laval University. On April 1, 1987 he was retired. Siaka Stevens Margaret Thatcher
April 1, 1987 Caleb Babatundá Aubee 1981-1986 ambassador in Beijing, (es:Anexo:Embajadores de Sierra Leona en China) A new high commissioner is appointed to the UK In May Caleb Babatunde Aubee was appointed Sierra Leone's high commissioner to the UK, succeeding the retiring Victor Sumner. Mr Aubee was previously ambassador in China but also Spouse: Adenrele A Odedina. Mr. Aubee, an active party man, is no stranger to Sierra Leoneans here, since he already served as deputy high commissioner in the early 1980s[7] Joseph Saidu Momoh Margaret Thatcher 1991
1993 Cyril Foray (* March 16, 1934; 2003) After he retired from the college faculty, he was appointed Sierra Leone's high commissioner to the United Kingdom for the period of 1993—1994 under the military government of Valentine Strasser.[8] Valentine Strasser John Major 1994
May 25, 1995 Haroun Buhari Buhari bows out As Sierra Leone's High Commissioner in London bids farewell after two-and-a-half years, West Africa. 1994: Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the Gambia, Alhaji Haroun Buhari, has presented his letters of credence to President Abdou Diouf of Senegal as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to that country.[9] Valentine Strasser John Major 1996
1996 Cyril Foray which indicates a reluctance on your part to resign. In the circumstances, I am directed by His Excellency the President to inform you that you are hereby dismissed as Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom with effect from 28 April 2000.[10] Ahmad Tejan Kabbah John Major April 28, 2000
April 28, 2000 British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Tony Blair
April 9, 2000 Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh [11] Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Tony Blair 2005
March 12, 2010 Edward Turay Ernest Bai Koroma David Cameron June 25, 2023 (his death)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ William Henry Fitzjohn
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=-iUOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22He+is+succeeded+by+Mr.+Richard+Kelfa-+Caulker,+currently+representative+at+the+UN.+Mr.+Kelfa-Caulker+was+Dr.+Fitzjohn%27s+predecessor+in+London.%22 Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker
  3. ^ Victor Sigismond Kanu
  4. ^ Ambrose Patrick Genda
  5. ^ Ralph Emeric Kashope Taylor-Smith
  6. ^ Sahr Thomas Matturi
  7. ^ Caleb Babatundá Aubee
  8. ^ Cyril Foray
  9. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=Zq1WAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sierra+Leone%27s+High+Commissioner+in+London%22 Haroun Buhari
  10. ^ Cyril Foray
  11. ^ Tailor Samson Jalisco
  12. ^ "Home". slhc-uk.org.
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