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This is a list of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire.
Ambassadors from England
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The first ambassador from England to the Ottoman Empire or Porte was appointed in 1583 under the reign of Elizabeth I.
- 1583-1588: William Harborne, merchant
- 1588-1598: Sir Edward Barton
- 1598-1606: Sir Henry Lello
- 1606-1611: Sir Thomas Glover
- 1611-1620: Sir Paul Pindar
- 1621-1628: Sir Thomas Roe
- 1627-1641: Sir Peter Wyche
- 1641-1646: Sir Sackville Crowe
- 1647-1661: Sir Thomas Bendish
- 1660-1667: Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea
- 1668-1672: Sir Daniel Harvey
- 1672-1681: Sir John Finch
- 1681-1687: James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos
- 1687-1691: Sir William Trumbull
- 1691: Sir William Hussey
- 1691: Sir William Harbord appointed but died en route to Constantinople
- 1692-1701: William Paget, 6th Baron Paget
- 1698 James Rushout appointed but died before he could travel to Constantinople
Ambassadors from Great Britain
- 1700-1717: Sir Robert Sutton
- 1716-1718: Edward Wortley Montagu, husband of writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
- 1718-1730 Abraham Stanyan
- 1729-1737: George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull
- 1737-1746: Everard Fawkener (departed 1742)
- 1742-1747: Stanhope Aspinwall In charge of affairs
- 1747-1762: Sir James Porter
- 1761-1764: Henry Grenville
- July–November 1765: Robert Colebrooke
- 1765-1775: John Murray
- 1775-1793: Sir Robert Ainslie
- 1793-1796: Sir Robert Liston
- 1796 - Francis James Jackson
- 1796-1799: John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary
Ambassadors from the United Kingdom
- 1799-1803: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
- 1803 (Jan-May): (minister plenipotentiary)
- 1803-1804: William Drummond
- 1804-1807: Charles Arbuthnot
- 1807-1809 Sir Arthur Paget
- 1808 and 1809: Sir Robert Adair special mission in 1808, Ambassador in 1809
- 1809-1812: Stratford Canning (chargé d'affaires in the absence of an ambassador during the Napoleonic Wars)
- 1812-1820: Sir Robert Liston (his second term)
- March–August 1820 Bartholomew Frere - minister plenipotentiary
- 1820-1824: Percy Clinton, Viscount Strangford
- 1824-1825: William Turner - minister plenipotentiary
- 1825-1827: Stratford Canning (again)
- 1827-1832: (British Embassy was withdrawn following the Battle of Navarino), during this period Sir Robert Gordon was envoy extraordinary and John Hobart Caradoc led a special mission to Greece and Egypt. Canning returned for a period in 1831-32 for the conferences to determine the borders of Greece, with as minister-plenipotentiary.
- 1832-1841: John, Lord Ponsonby
- Mar-Oct 1841: minister-plenipotentiary
- 1841-1858: Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe (again) with Henry Richard Charles Wellesley as minister-plenipotentiary in 1845
- 1858-1865: Sir Henry Bulwer
- 1865-1867: Richard Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
- 1867-1877: Sir Henry Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound
- 1877-1880: Sir Henry Layard
- May 1880: George Joachim Goschen (special ambassador)
- 1881-1884: Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin
- 1884-1886: Sir Edward Thornton
- 1886-1891: Sir William White
- 1891-1893: Sir Clare Ford
- 1893-1898: Sir Philip Currie
- 1898-1908: Sir Nicholas O'Conor-Don
- Apr–Jul 1908: Sir George Head Barclay
- 1908-1913: Sir Gerard Lowther, 1st Baronet
- 1913-1914: Sir Louis Mallet
- 1914-1918: no diplomatic relations due to World War I
- 1918-1919: Somerset Gough-Calthorpe (British High Commissioner), also Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet
- 1919-1920: John de Robeck (British High Commissioner), also Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet
- 1920-1923: Sir Horace Rumbold, 9th Baronet (British High Commissioner at Constantinople). 1923-1924: British representative to Turkey.
From 1925 onwards, following the formation of the Republic of Turkey, see: List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Turkey
List of other prominent British residents
- 1880s: Francis Richard Plunkett served as Diplomatic Secretary
- 1876: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Represented Britain at the Six Powers Constantinople Conference.
- late 19th century: Sir Edgar Vincent, Director-General of the Imperial Ottoman Bank
- 17th century: Sir Paul Rycault - Secretary to the Ambassador and Consul in Smyrna.
- Thomas Dallam: organ maker
- : Protestant chaplain in Aleppo
- In 1653 the Commonwealth appointed one as agent
- 1668-1671: Sir George Etherege, restoration rake and writer, secretary to Daniel Harvey
References
- D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
- thepeerage.com
- Alfred C. Wood, A History of the Levant Company, Oxford: Oxford UP, 1935, pp. 183-184.
- J. M. Rigg, Paget, Sir Arthur (1771–1840), H. C. G. Matthew, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008), accessed 30 Nov 2008.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message This is a list of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire Ambassadors from EnglandThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2022 The first ambassador from England to the Ottoman Empire or Porte was appointed in 1583 under the reign of Elizabeth I 1583 1588 William Harborne merchant 1588 1598 Sir Edward Barton 1598 1606 Sir Henry Lello 1606 1611 Sir Thomas Glover 1611 1620 Sir Paul Pindar 1621 1628 Sir Thomas Roe 1627 1641 Sir Peter Wyche 1641 1646 Sir Sackville Crowe 1647 1661 Sir Thomas Bendish 1660 1667 Heneage Finch 3rd Earl of Winchilsea 1668 1672 Sir Daniel Harvey 1672 1681 Sir John Finch 1681 1687 James Brydges 8th Baron Chandos 1687 1691 Sir William Trumbull 1691 Sir William Hussey 1691 Sir William Harbord appointed but died en route to Constantinople 1692 1701 William Paget 6th Baron Paget 1698 James Rushout appointed but died before he could travel to ConstantinopleAmbassadors from Great Britain1700 1717 Sir Robert Sutton 1716 1718 Edward Wortley Montagu husband of writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1718 1730 Abraham Stanyan 1729 1737 George Hay 8th Earl of Kinnoull 1737 1746 Everard Fawkener departed 1742 1742 1747 Stanhope Aspinwall In charge of affairs 1747 1762 Sir James Porter 1761 1764 Henry Grenville July November 1765 Robert Colebrooke 1765 1775 John Murray 1775 1793 Sir Robert Ainslie 1793 1796 Sir Robert Liston 1796 Francis James Jackson 1796 1799 John Spencer Smith Minister PlenipotentiaryAmbassadors from the United Kingdom1799 1803 Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin 1803 Jan May minister plenipotentiary 1803 1804 William Drummond 1804 1807 Charles Arbuthnot 1807 1809 Sir Arthur Paget 1808 and 1809 Sir Robert Adair special mission in 1808 Ambassador in 1809 1809 1812 Stratford Canning charge d affaires in the absence of an ambassador during the Napoleonic Wars 1812 1820 Sir Robert Liston his second term March August 1820 Bartholomew Frere minister plenipotentiary 1820 1824 Percy Clinton Viscount Strangford 1824 1825 William Turner minister plenipotentiary 1825 1827 Stratford Canning again 1827 1832 British Embassy was withdrawn following the Battle of Navarino during this period Sir Robert Gordon was envoy extraordinary and John Hobart Caradoc led a special mission to Greece and Egypt Canning returned for a period in 1831 32 for the conferences to determine the borders of Greece with as minister plenipotentiary 1832 1841 John Lord Ponsonby Mar Oct 1841 minister plenipotentiary 1841 1858 Stratford Canning 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe again with Henry Richard Charles Wellesley as minister plenipotentiary in 1845 1858 1865 Sir Henry Bulwer 1865 1867 Richard Lyons 1st Baron Lyons 1867 1877 Sir Henry Elliot Murray Kynynmound 1877 1880 Sir Henry Layard May 1880 George Joachim Goschen special ambassador 1881 1884 Frederick Hamilton Temple Blackwood 1st Earl of Dufferin 1884 1886 Sir Edward Thornton 1886 1891 Sir William White 1891 1893 Sir Clare Ford 1893 1898 Sir Philip Currie 1898 1908 Sir Nicholas O Conor Don Apr Jul 1908 Sir George Head Barclay 1908 1913 Sir Gerard Lowther 1st Baronet 1913 1914 Sir Louis Mallet 1914 1918 no diplomatic relations due to World War I 1918 1919 Somerset Gough Calthorpe British High Commissioner also Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet 1919 1920 John de Robeck British High Commissioner also Commander in Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet 1920 1923 Sir Horace Rumbold 9th Baronet British High Commissioner at Constantinople 1923 1924 British representative to Turkey From 1925 onwards following the formation of the Republic of Turkey see List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to TurkeyList of other prominent British residents1880s Francis Richard Plunkett served as Diplomatic Secretary 1876 Robert Gascoyne Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Represented Britain at the Six Powers Constantinople Conference late 19th century Sir Edgar Vincent Director General of the Imperial Ottoman Bank 17th century Sir Paul Rycault Secretary to the Ambassador and Consul in Smyrna Thomas Dallam organ maker Protestant chaplain in Aleppo In 1653 the Commonwealth appointed one as agent 1668 1671 Sir George Etherege restoration rake and writer secretary to Daniel HarveyReferencesD B Horn British Diplomatic Representatives 1689 1789 Camden 3rd Ser 46 1932 thepeerage com Alfred C Wood A History of the Levant Company Oxford Oxford UP 1935 pp 183 184 J M Rigg Paget Sir Arthur 1771 1840 H C G Matthew Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn Jan 2008 accessed 30 Nov 2008