List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire

This is a list of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire. == Ambassadors from England == The first ambassador from England to the Ottoman Empire or Porte was appointed in 1583 under the reign of Elizabeth I. 1583-1588: William Harborne, merchant 1588-1598: Sir Edward Barton 1598-1606: Sir Henry Lello 1606-1611: Sir Thomas Glover 1611-1620: Sir Paul Pindar 1621-1628: Sir Thomas Roe 1627-1641: Sir Peter Wyche 1641-1646: Sir Sackville Crowe 1647-1661: Sir Thomas Bendish 1660-1667: Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea 1668-1672: Sir Daniel Harvey 1672-1681: Sir John Finch 1681-1687: James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos 1687-1691: Sir William Trumbull 1691: Sir William Hussey 1691: Sir William Harbord appointed but died en route to Constantinople 1692-1701: William Paget, 6th Baron Paget 1698 James Rushout appointed but died before he could travel to Constantinople == Ambassadors from Great Britain == 1700-1717: Sir Robert Sutton 1716-1718: Edward Wortley Montagu, husband of writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1718-1730 Abraham Stanyan 1729-1737: George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull 1737-1746: Everard Fawkener (departed 1742) 1742-1747: Stanhope Aspinwall In charge of affairs 1747-1762: Sir James Porter 1761-1764: Henry Grenville July–November 1765: Robert Colebrooke 1765-1775: John Murray 1775-1793: Sir Robert Ainslie 1793-1796: Sir Robert Liston 1796 - Francis James Jackson 1796-1799: John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary == Ambassadors from the United Kingdom == 1799-1803: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin 1803 (Jan-May): Alexander Straton (minister plenipotentiary) 1803-1804: William Drummond 1804-1807: Charles Arbuthnot 1807-1809 Sir Arthur Paget 1808 and 1809: Sir Robert Adair special mission in 1808, Ambassador in 1809 1809-1812: Stratford Canning (chargé d'affaires in the absence of an ambassador during the Napoleonic Wars) 1812-1820: Sir Robert Liston (his second term) March–August 1820 Bartholomew Frere - minister plenipotentiary 1820-1824: Percy Clinton, Viscount Strangford 1824-1825: William Turner - minister plenipotentiary 1825-1827: Stratford Canning (again) 1827-1832: (British Embassy was withdrawn following the Battle of Navarino), during this period Sir Robert Gordon was envoy extraordinary and John Hobart Caradoc led a special mission to Greece and Egypt.

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List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire

This is a list of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire. == Ambassadors from England == The first ambassador from England to the Ottoman Empire or Porte was appointed in 1583 under the reign of Elizabeth I. 1583-1588: William Harborne, merchant 1588-1598: Sir Edward Barton 1598-1606: Sir Henry Lello 1606-1611: Sir Thomas Glover 1611-1620: Sir Paul Pindar 1621-1628: Sir Thomas Roe 1627-1641: Sir Peter Wyche 1641-1646: Sir Sackville Crowe 1647-1661: Sir Thomas Bendish 1660-1667: Heneage Finch, 3rd Earl of Winchilsea 1668-1672: Sir Daniel Harvey 1672-1681: Sir John Finch 1681-1687: James Brydges, 8th Baron Chandos 1687-1691: Sir William Trumbull 1691: Sir William Hussey 1691: Sir William Harbord appointed but died en route to Constantinople 1692-1701: William Paget, 6th Baron Paget 1698 James Rushout appointed but died before he could travel to Constantinople == Ambassadors from Great Britain == 1700-1717: Sir Robert Sutton 1716-1718: Edward Wortley Montagu, husband of writer Lady Mary Wortley Montagu 1718-1730 Abraham Stanyan 1729-1737: George Hay, 8th Earl of Kinnoull 1737-1746: Everard Fawkener (departed 1742) 1742-1747: Stanhope Aspinwall In charge of affairs 1747-1762: Sir James Porter 1761-1764: Henry Grenville July–November 1765: Robert Colebrooke 1765-1775: John Murray 1775-1793: Sir Robert Ainslie 1793-1796: Sir Robert Liston 1796 - Francis James Jackson 1796-1799: John Spencer Smith, Minister Plenipotentiary == Ambassadors from the United Kingdom == 1799-1803: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin 1803 (Jan-May): Alexander Straton (minister plenipotentiary) 1803-1804: William Drummond 1804-1807: Charles Arbuthnot 1807-1809 Sir Arthur Paget 1808 and 1809: Sir Robert Adair special mission in 1808, Ambassador in 1809 1809-1812: Stratford Canning (chargé d'affaires in the absence of an ambassador during the Napoleonic Wars) 1812-1820: Sir Robert Liston (his second term) March–August 1820 Bartholomew Frere - minister plenipotentiary 1820-1824: Percy Clinton, Viscount Strangford 1824-1825: William Turner - minister plenipotentiary 1825-1827: Stratford Canning (again) 1827-1832: (British Embassy was withdrawn following the Battle of Navarino), during this period Sir Robert Gordon was envoy extraordinary and John Hobart Caradoc led a special mission to Greece and Egypt.

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