List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mexico

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Mexico is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Mexican States, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Mexico.

UK Ambassador to Mexico
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Post vacant since May 2024
Style	His/Her Excellency
Status	Vacant
Reports to	Foreign Secretary
Residence	Mexico City
Appointer	Monarch
Term length	No term fixed
Inaugural holder	Richard Pakenham Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation	1835 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Final holder	Jon Benjamin
Website	UK and Mexico

The post was last held by Jon Benjamin until May 2024, when he was removed as the ambassador after a video emerged showing Benjamin aiming an assault rifle at a local embassy employee.^[1] The post remains vacant.

Besides the embassy in Mexico City, the UK also maintains a consulate general in Cancun.^[2]

Heads of mission

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Mexico

• 1835–1843: Richard Pakenham, Minister Plenipotentiary
  • 1843: Percy William Doyle, Chargé d'Affaires
• 1843–1847: Charles Bankhead, Minister Plenipotentiary
  • 1847–1850: Percy William Doyle, Chargé d'Affaires
  • 1850–1851: Charles Bankhead, Chargé d'Affaires^[3]
• 1851–1858: Percy William Doyle^[4]
• 1858–1860: Loftus Charles Otway^[5]
• 1860–1864: Charles Lennox Wyke^[6]

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of Mexico

• 1864–1867: Peter Campbell Scarlett^[7]

Envoys Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Mexico

• 1867–1884: No diplomatic relations following French intervention in Mexico
• 1884–1893: Sir Spenser St. John previously on special mission there^[8]
• 1893–1894: Hon. Power Henry Le Poer Trench^[9]
• 1894–1900: Sir Henry Dering^[10]
• 1900–1906: George Greville^[11]
• 1906–1911: Reginald Tower^[12]
• 1911–1913: Sir Francis Stronge^[13]
• 1913–1914: Sir Lionel Carden^[14]
• 1914–1925: Diplomatic relations broken during Mexican Revolution
• 1925–1929: Sir Esmond Ovey
• 1929–1934: Edmund Monson^[15][16]
• 1935–1937: John Murray^[17][18]
• 1937–1938: Owen O'Malley^[19]
• 1938–1941: Diplomatic relations broken due to Mexican oil expropriation
• 1941–1944: Charles Bateman^[20]

Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Mexico

• 1944–1947: Charles Bateman^[21]
• 1947–1950: Sir Thomas Rapp
• 1950–1954: Sir John Taylor
• 1954–1956: Sir William Sullivan
• 1956–1960: Sir Andrew Noble
• 1960–1964: Sir Peter Garran
• 1964–1968: Sir Nicolas Cheetham
• 1968–1972: Sir Peter Hope
• 1972–1977: Sir John Galsworthy
• 1977–1981: Norman Ernest Cox
• 1981–1983: Sir Crispin Tickell
• 1983–1986: Sir Kenneth James
• 1986–1989: Sir John Morgan
• 1989–1992: Sir Michael Simpson-Orlebar
• 1992–1994: Sir Roger Hervey
• 1994–1998: Sir Adrian Beamish
• 1999–2002: Adrian Thorpe
• 2002–2005: Denise Holt
• 2005–2009: Giles Paxman
• 2009–2013: Judith Macgregor
• 2013–2018: Duncan Taylor^[22]
• 2018–2021^[update]: Corin Robertson^[23][24]
• 2021–2024: Jon Benjamin^[25]

References

1. "British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee". The Guardian. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. "British Consulate General Cancun". gov.uk.
3. J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 86.
4. "No. 21276". The London Gazette. 26 December 1851. p. 3569.
5. "No. 22102". The London Gazette. 26 February 1858. p. 970.
6. "No. 22351". The London Gazette. 27 January 1860. p. 306.
7. "No. 22910". The London Gazette. 11 November 1864. p. 5309.
8. "No. 25420". The London Gazette. 5 December 1884. p. 21.
9. "No. 26427". The London Gazette. 28 July 1893. p. 3.
10. "No. 26537". The London Gazette. 31 July 1894. p. 29.
11. "No. 27244". The London Gazette. 6 November 1900. p. 8.
12. "No. 27897". The London Gazette. 23 March 1906. p. 1.
13. "No. 28498". The London Gazette. 26 May 1911. p. 14.
14. "No. 28770". The London Gazette. 4 November 1913. p. 2.
15. "No. 33588". The London Gazette. 14 March 1930. p. 1641.
16. Sir Gilbert Clayton, An Arabian Diary (ed. Robert O. Collins, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1969)
17. MURRAY, John, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
18. Mr John Murray – British Minister In Mexico (obituary), The Times, London, 16 April 1937, page 16
19. O'MALLEY, Sir Owen St Clair, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
20. "No. 35414". The London Gazette. 9 January 1942. p. 194.
21. "No. 36552". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1944. p. 2707.
22. Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 10 May 2013
23. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico in October 2018". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 24 April 2018.
24. Corin Robertson (22 October 2018). "Primer día de trabajo y acabo de presentar las copias de mis cartas credenciales" [First day of work and I just presented the copies of my credentials] (in Spanish). British Embassy Mexico City.
25. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico: Jon Benjamin". GOV.UK. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links

• Mexico and the UK, gov.uk