Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
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| Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom to the United Nations |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Inaugural holder | Sir Alexander Cadogan |
| Formation | 1946 |
| Website | Permanent Representative |
The Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom to the United Nations is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the United Nations, and in charge of the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations (UKMIS). The position of permanent representative holds the equivalent rank to that of an Ambassador and entitles them to use the style His or Her Excellency. The full official title and style is:
- Her Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations.
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[edit] Current Representative to the United Nations
The Current Permanent Representative is His Excellency Sir Mark Lyall Grant who assumed office in November 2009
[edit] List of heads of mission
[edit] Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
- Sir Alexander Cadogan (1946 - 1950)
- Sir Gladwyn Jebb (1950 - 1954)
- Sir Pierson Dixon (1954 - 1960)
- Sir Patrick Dean (1960 - 1964)
- Lord Caradon (1964 - 1970)
- Sir Colin Crowe (1970 - 1973)
- Sir Donald Maitland (1973 - 1974)
- Lord Richard (1974 - 1979)
- Sir Anthony Parsons (1979 - 1982)
- Sir John Adam Thomson (1982 - 1987)
- Sir Crispin Tickell (1987 - 1990)
- Sir David Hannay (1990 - 1995)
- Sir John Weston (1995 - 1998)
- Sir Jeremy Greenstock (1998 - 2003)[1]
- Sir Emyr Jones Parry (2003 - 2007)[2]
- Sir John Sawers (2007 - 2009)[3]
- Sir Mark Lyall Grant (2009 - )[4]