List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Estonia

His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia
Royal Arms as used by His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Ross Allen since June 2021
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Charles III
Term length	At His Britannic Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Ernest Wilton
Formation	1919

The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Estonia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Estonia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Tallinn. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia.

The United Kingdom first recognised Estonian independence during the Russian Civil War, and the two countries exchanged envoys for over twenty years. The United Kingdom refused to recognise the Soviet Union's unilateral annexation of Estonia in 1940, and the de facto non-independence caused the UK to close its mission and sever diplomatic ties with Estonia as a result. In 1991, upon restoration of de facto independence, the United Kingdom reestablished diplomatic links with Estonia, and the two countries resumed their exchange of ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

From 1921 to 1940, British Ministers to Latvia, based in Riga, were also accredited to Estonia and Lithuania.

1921–1922: Ernest Wilton
1922–1927: Sir Tudor Vaughan
1928–1930: Joseph Addison^[1]
1931–1934: Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
1934–1937: Sir Edmund Monson, 3rd Baronet^[2]
1937–1940: Sir Charles Orde^[3]
1940: Wilfred Hansford Gallienne^[4]

No representation 1940–91. Estonia was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940, and regained its independence in 1991.

Ambassador

1991–1994: Brian Low
1994–1997: Charles de Chassiron
1997–2000: Timothy Craddock
2000–2003: Sarah Squire
2003–2007: Nigel Haywood
2007–2012: Peter Carter
2012–2016: Christopher Holtby
2016–2021: Theresa Bubbear^[5]
2021^[update]-present: Ross Allen^[6]

External links

UK and Estonia, gov.uk

References

^ "No. 33379". The London Gazette. 27 April 1928. p. 2972.
^ "No. 34156". The London Gazette. 3 May 1935. p. 2894.
^ "No. 34528". The London Gazette. 5 July 1938. p. 4326.
^ "Uus Eesti 8 juuni 1940 — DIGAR Eesti artiklid".
^ "Theresa Bubbear, British Ambassador to Estonia". gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Estonia: Ross Allen". FCDO. Retrieved 7 January 2022.