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The British High Commissioner's residence, Nukuʻalofa

The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Tonga is the United Kingdom's diplomatic representative to the Kingdom of Tonga

High Commissioners were resident from 1973 until March 2006, when the British government closed its commission in Nukuʻalofa; British interests in Tonga were then represented by the British High Commissioner in Fiji. A resident High Commissioner was reinstated in 2019.[1]

List of heads of mission

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High Commissioners to Tonga

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  • 1973–1980: Humphrey Arthington-Davy[2]
  • 1980–1983: Bernard Coleman[3]
  • 1984–1987: Gerald Rance[4]
  • 1987–1990: Paul Fabian[5]
  • 1990–1994: William Cordiner[6]
  • 1994–1998: Andrew Morris[7]
  • 1999–2001: Brian Connelly[8]
  • 2002–2006: Paul Nessling[9]
  • 2019–2020: Robin Ord-Smith[10]
  • 2020: Thorhilda Abbott-Watt[11]
  • 2020–2024: Lucy Joyce[12]
  • 2024–present: Philip Malone[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". GOV.UK. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "ARTHINGTON-DAVY, Humphrey Augustine". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. ^ "COLEMAN, Bernard". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ "RANCE, Gerald Francis Joseph". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  5. ^ "FABIAN, (Andrew) Paul". Who Was Who. A & C Black. 1920–2008. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ^ "CORDINER, William Lawson". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  7. ^ "MORRIS, Andrew James". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. ^ "CONNELLY, Brian Norman". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. ^ "NESSLING, Paul William Downs". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga during Summer 2019". GOV.UK. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019 – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ "UK announces new High Commissioner to Tonga". Matangi Tonga. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to the Kingdom of Tonga". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020 – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Tonga: Philip Malone". GOV.UK. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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