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

As of 4 August 2014^[update] the British Embassy in Tripoli suspended operations due to renewed civil war in Libya. The ambassador and staff operate from Tunisia for the time being.^[1]

In September 2021, Caroline Hurndall MBE became the first female British Ambassador to Tripoli, replacing Nicholas (Nick) Hopton.

Consul-General in Tripoli

• 1 April 1894: Thomas Sampson Jago^[2]

Ambassadors

• 1952–1954: Alec Kirkbride
• 1955–1959: Walter Graham^[3]
• 1959–1961: Derek Riches^[4]
• 1962–1963: Andrew Stewart^[5]
• 1964–1969: Roderick Sarell^[6]
• 1969–1970: Donald Maitland^[7]
• 1970–1974: Peter Tripp^[8]
• 1974–1976: Donald Murray^[9]
• 1977–1980: Anthony Williams
• 1980–1983: Michael Edes^[10]
• 1984: Oliver Miles

Diplomatic relations were broken over the murder of WPC Yvonne Fletcher in 1984. Britain and Libya resumed diplomatic relations in July 1999.^[11]

• 1999–2002: Richard Dalton^[12]
• 2002–2006: Anthony Layden^[13]
• 2006–2010: Vincent Fean^[14]
• 2010–2011: Richard Northern^[15]

From March to October 2011 the British Embassy in Tripoli was closed due to the Libyan Civil War.

• 2011 Oct–Nov: Sir John Jenkins^[16]
• 2011–2012: Sir Dominic Asquith
• 2013–2015: Michael Aron^[17]
• 2015–2018: Peter Millett^[18]
• 2018–2019: Frank Baker^[19]
• 2019–2019: Martin Reynolds^[20][21]
• 2019–2021 Nicholas Hopton^[22][23]
• 2021-present: Caroline Hurndall