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Until 1971 the British representative in Muscat was a [[Consul-General]]. Following the accession of [[Qaboos bin Said al Said|Sultan Qaboos]] in 1970, the Sultan agreed that the Consulate-General should be raised to an [[embassy]], and the first British Ambassador (and the first Ambassador of any country) to the Sultanate, Donald Hawley, presented his [[Letter of credence|credentials]] to the Sultan on 22 July 1971.<ref>Worral, James, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9gAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA138&lpg=PA140 ''State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire''], I.B. Tauris, 2013, pp.138-140</ref>
Until 1971 the British representative in Muscat was a [[Consul-General]]. Following the accession of [[Qaboos bin Said al Said|Sultan Qaboos]] in 1970, the Sultan agreed that the Consulate-General should be raised to an [[embassy]], and the first British Ambassador (and the first Ambassador of any country) to the Sultanate, Donald Hawley, presented his [[Letter of credence|credentials]] to the Sultan on 22 July 1971.<ref>Worral, James, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Vw9gAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA138&lpg=PA140 ''State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire''], I.B. Tauris, 2013, pp.138-140</ref>

In June 2023, Dr. Liane Saunders OBE became the first female UK ambassador to hold that post following the retirement of William Murray.<ref name=":0" />


==British Ambassadors to Oman==
==British Ambassadors to Oman==
*1971–1974: [[Donald Hawley]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45476/pages/10136 The London Gazette, 21 September 1971]</ref>
*1971–1974: [[Donald Hawley]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45476/pages/10136 The London Gazette, 21 September 1971]</ref>
*1975–1979: James (Jim) Treadwell<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46566/pages/5874 The London Gazette, 6 May 1975]</ref>
*1975–1979: [[Charles J. Treadwell|James Treadwell]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46566/pages/5874 The London Gazette, 6 May 1975]</ref>
*1979–1981: [[Ivor Lucas]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47912/pages/9366 The London Gazette, 24 July 1979]</ref>
*1979–1981: [[Ivor Lucas]]<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/47912/pages/9366 The London Gazette, 24 July 1979]</ref>
*1981–1986: Duncan Slater
*1981–1986: Duncan Slater
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*2005–2011: Dr Noel Guckian
*2005–2011: Dr Noel Guckian
*2011–2014: [[Jamie Bowden (diplomat)|Jamie Bowden]]<ref>[http://www.gov.uk/government/people/jamie-bowden Jamie Bowden], gov.uk</ref>
*2011–2014: [[Jamie Bowden (diplomat)|Jamie Bowden]]<ref>[http://www.gov.uk/government/people/jamie-bowden Jamie Bowden], gov.uk</ref>
*2014–2021: [[Jonathan Wilks]]<ref>[http://www.gov.uk/government/people/jonathan-wilks Jonathan Wilks], gov.uk</ref>
*2014–2017: [[Jonathan Wilks]]<ref>[http://www.gov.uk/government/people/jonathan-wilks Jonathan Wilks], gov.uk</ref>
*2017–2021: [[Hamish Cowell]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-oman--2 |title=Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Oman |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |date=11 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofoman.com/article/115927/Oman/New-British-ambassador-to-Oman |title=New British ambassador to Oman |date=27 August 2017 |newspaper=Times of Oman}}</ref>
*2021–2022: [[William Murray (diplomat)|William Murray]]
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*2017–{{As of|2017|8|27|alt=present}}: <onlyinclude>[[Hamish Cowell]]</onlyinclude><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-oman--2 |title=Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Oman |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |date=11 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofoman.com/article/115927/Oman/New-British-ambassador-to-Oman |title=New British ambassador to Oman |date=27 August 2017 |newspaper=Times of Oman}}</ref>
*2023–{{As of|2024|4|alt=present}}: <onlyinclude>[[Liane Saunders|Dr. Liane Saunders OBE]]</onlyinclude><ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-oman-liane-saunders |title=Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Oman: Liane Saunders|publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |date=7 June 2023}}</ref>
*2021-present: William Murray


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:44, 14 April 2024

Her Majesty's Ambassador to Oman is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Oman, and is the head of Britain's diplomatic mission in Muscat.

Until 1971 the British representative in Muscat was a Consul-General. Following the accession of Sultan Qaboos in 1970, the Sultan agreed that the Consulate-General should be raised to an embassy, and the first British Ambassador (and the first Ambassador of any country) to the Sultanate, Donald Hawley, presented his credentials to the Sultan on 22 July 1971.[1]

In June 2023, Dr. Liane Saunders OBE became the first female UK ambassador to hold that post following the retirement of William Murray.[2]

British Ambassadors to Oman

References

  1. ^ Worral, James, State Building and Counter Insurgency in Oman: Political, Military and Diplomatic Relations at the End of Empire, I.B. Tauris, 2013, pp.138-140
  2. ^ a b "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Oman: Liane Saunders". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ The London Gazette, 21 September 1971
  4. ^ The London Gazette, 6 May 1975
  5. ^ The London Gazette, 24 July 1979
  6. ^ Jamie Bowden, gov.uk
  7. ^ Jonathan Wilks, gov.uk
  8. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Oman". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 April 2017.
  9. ^ "New British ambassador to Oman". Times of Oman. 27 August 2017.
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