Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | The monarch |
Inaugural holder | Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary) |
Final holder | James Harris, Baron Malmesbury Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary) |
The ambassador of Great Britain to Russia was the foremost diplomatic representative in Russia of the Kingdom of Great Britain, a state created in 1707 by the Union of England and Scotland. The British ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.
For ambassadors up to 1707, see List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia. For ambassadors after 1800, see List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia.