List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico explained

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mexico is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Mexican States, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Mexico.

The post was last held by Jon Benjamin until May 2024, when he was removed as the ambassador after a video emerged showing Benjamin aiming an assault rifle at a local embassy employee.^[1] The post remains vacant.

Besides the embassy in Mexico City, the UK also maintains a consulate general in Cancun.^[2]

Heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mexico

• 1835–1843: Richard Pakenham, Minister Plenipotentiary
  • 1843: Percy William Doyle, Chargé d'Affaires
• 1843–1847: Charles Bankhead, Minister Plenipotentiary
  • 1847–1850: Percy William Doyle, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1850–1851: Charles Bankhead, Chargé d'Affaires^[3]
• 1851–1858: Percy William Doyle
• 1858–1860: Loftus Charles Otway
• 1860–1864: Charles Lennox Wyke

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Mexico

• 1864–1867: Peter Campbell Scarlett

Envoys Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico

• 1867–1884: No diplomatic relations following French intervention in Mexico
• 1884–1893: Sir Spenser St. John previously on special mission there
• 1893–1894: Hon. Power Henry Le Poer Trench
• 1894–1900: Sir Henry Dering
• 1900–1906: George Greville
• 1906–1911: Reginald Tower
• 1911–1913: Sir Francis Stronge
• 1913–1914: Sir Lionel Carden
• 1914–1925: Diplomatic relations broken during Mexican Revolution
• 1925–1929: Sir Esmond Ovey
• 1929–1934: Edmund Monson^[4]
• 1935–1937: John Murray^{[5] [6]}
• 1937–1938: Owen O'Malley^[7]
• 1938–1941: Diplomatic relations broken due to Mexican oil expropriation
• 1941–1944: Charles Bateman

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico

• 1944–1947: Charles Bateman
• 1947–1950: Sir Thomas Rapp
• 1950–1954: Sir John Taylor
• 1954–1956: Sir William Sullivan
• 1956–1960: Sir Andrew Noble
• 1960–1964: Sir Peter Garran
• 1964–1968: Sir Nicolas Cheetham
• 1968–1972: Sir Peter Hope
• 1972–1977: Sir John Galsworthy
• 1977–1981: Norman Ernest Cox
• 1981–1983: Sir Crispin Tickell
• 1983–1986: Sir Kenneth James
• 1986–1989: Sir John Morgan
• 1989–1992: Sir Michael Simpson-Orlebar
• 1992–1994: Sir Roger Hervey
• 1994–1998: Sir Adrian Beamish
• 1999–2002: Adrian Thorpe
• 2002–2005: Denise Holt
• 2005–2009: Giles Paxman
• 2009–2013: Judith Macgregor
• 2013–2018: Duncan Taylor^[8]

• 2018–: Corin Robertson^{[9] [10]}
• 2021–2024: Jon Benjamin^[11]

External links

• Mexico and the UK, gov.uk

Notes and References

1. News: 31 May 2024 . British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee . 31 May 2024 . The Guardian.
2. Web site: British Consulate General Cancun . gov.uk.
3. J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 86.
4. Sir Gilbert Clayton, An Arabian Diary (ed. Robert O. Collins, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1969)
5. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U214565 MURRAY, John
6. http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS268775568&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Mr John Murray – British Minister In Mexico
7. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U158128 O'MALLEY, Sir Owen St Clair
8. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-mexico-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-mexico Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico
9. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico in October 2018 . Foreign & Commonwealth Office . 24 April 2018.
10. Web site: Primer día de trabajo y acabo de presentar las copias de mis cartas credenciales . Spanish . First day of work and I just presented the copies of my credentials . British Embassy Mexico City . Corin Robertson . Corin Robertson . 22 October 2018.
11. Web site: Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico: Jon Benjamin. 2022-01-04. GOV.UK. en.