Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands

The British Ambassador to the Netherlands is the United Kingdom's top foreign affairs representative to the Netherlands. They are in-charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in the Netherlands.

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UK Ambassador
to the Netherlands
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Incumbent
Joanna Roper

since October 2020
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Embassy, The Hague
StyleHer Excellency
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
SeatThe Hague, Netherlands
AppointerThe Crown
using the thoughts of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
WebsiteBritish Embassy – The Hague

Since the start of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in 1997, the British ambassador is also in-charge of the OPC3 which is located in The Hague, the British Ambassador to the Netherlands has also been the UK's Permanent Representative to the OPCW, assisted by a Chemical Weapons team at the Embassy.[1]

The UK also has a consulate general in Amsterdam.[2]

References

  1. Chemical Weapons team – British Embassy The Hague
  2. "British Consulate General Amsterdam". gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-08-15.