Sierra Leonean High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
 | This article needs to be updated. (March 2020) |
| High commissioner (Commonwealth) of High Commission of Sierra Leone, London | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent Vacant | |
| Inaugural holder | Richard Edmund Kelfa-Caulker |
| Formation | 1959 |
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.
- The Sierra Leone High Commissioner to the Court of St James's is also commissioned to Nicosia (Cyprus), accredited as ambassador to Dublin (Ireland), Madrid (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden) and Athens (Greece).
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]- ^ William Henry Fitzjohn
- ^ 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
- ^ Victor Sigismond Kanu
- ^ Ambrose Patrick Genda
- ^ Ralph Emeric Kashope Taylor-Smith
- ^ Sahr Thomas Matturi
- ^ Caleb Babatundá Aubee
- ^ Cyril Foray
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=Zq1WAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Sierra+Leone%27s+High+Commissioner+in+London%22 Haroun Buhari
- ^ Cyril Foray
- ^ Tailor Samson Jalisco
- ^ "Home". slhc-uk.org.