Ambassadors to Britain are officially accredited to which court?
"represent the monarch in Her role as sovereign of each such country. The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (before 1920, Master of the Ceremonies), who acts as the link between the British monarch and foreign diplomatic missions, is permanently based at St James's Palace. In 1886, there were only six Ambassadors in London, with 37 other countries represented by Ministers. By 2015, this had increased to 175 foreign missions accredited to the Court of St James's: 47 high commissions from Commonwealth countries and 128 embassies from non-Commonwealth countries. Official meetings and receptions associated with the court, such as Privy Council"
"Commissioner in London is also concurrently accredited as non-resident Ambassador to: Holy See (Vatican), Israel, South Africa, and Sweden. Since Independence, the following High Commissioners have been accredited to the Court of St. James, as follows: High Commission of Barbados, London The High Commission of Barbados in London is the diplomatic mission of Barbados in the United Kingdom. Among the initial diplomatic missions to be established by Barbados after the attainment of independence from Britain, the office was initially located at 28 Cockspur Street where it shared a joint-mission with Guyana (Formerly British Guiana). In the early 1970s the mission"
"consular courts run by the Foreign Office. British consular courts could be found in Africa, the Ottoman Empire, Egypt, China, Japan, Korea and Siam. In China and Japan under the ""unequal treaties"" signed in the mid-19th century many countries established consular courts in cities open to foreign trade (called treaty ports). Britain established a fully fledged court system in China and Japan. In 1865, the British Supreme Court for China and Japan was established in Shanghai, China as a first instance consular court for cases in the Shanghai region as well as an appellate court for cases heard by consular"
"Consulate and its consul ultimately answer to the British Embassy in Washington and the British Ambassador to the United States. Harriet Cross has served as British Consul General to New England since Summer 2016. She is the fourth woman to manage the Boston consulate and will be the first consul since 1972 to represent the United Kingdom outside the European Union. Before coming to Boston, she served as Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Yemen. The ongoing conflict there compelled her to organize the evacuation of the Embassy, and she subsequently spent the rest of her posting in Jeddah,"
"Fielding, British diplomat and former European Commission Ambassador to Tokyo, Sir David Warren, former UK Ambassador to Japan, Quinton Quayle, UK Ambassador to Thailand and Lao, Sir Robin McLaren, UK Ambassador to China and the Philippines, Sir Michael Weir, UK Ambassador to Egypt, Jemima Khan, UK Ambassador to UNICEF, Hugh Carless, UK Ambassador to Venezuela, Francis K. Butagira, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations, Gunapala Malalasekera, Sri Lankan Ambassador to UK, Canada and Soviet Union, Michael C Williams, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Guillaume Long, former Foreign Minister of Ecuador. In justice,"
"Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C. The British Embassy Washington (commonly known in the United States as the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.) is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO; often commonly known simply as the Foreign Office) also maintains consulates-general in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and San Francisco, headed by consuls-general. There are also British Consulates called"
"Apostolic Nunciature to Great Britain The Apostolic Nunciature to Great Britain is a diplomatic office of the Holy See in Great Britain. It is headed by the Apostolic Nuncio who has the rank of an ambassador. The office has existed since the parties agreed to exchange representatives at the ambassadorial level in 1982. Before then the interests of the Holy See in Great Britain had been represented by an Apostolic Delegate since 1938, though not granted diplomatic status until 1979. The decision to designate the nuncio to ""Great Britain"" rather than ""the United Kingdom"" reflected the complex and frequently antagonistic"
"Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom The Republic of Poland Ambassador to the United Kingdom (known formally in the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Court of St James) is the official representative of the Government of the Republic of Poland to the Queen and Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The first permanent Polish diplomatic mission was created in late 18th century by the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski. After partitions of Poland, there was over a century gap in diplomatic relations. The mission was"
"British Court for Japan The British Court for Japan (formally Her Britannic Majesty's Court for Japan) was a court established in Yokohama in 1879 to try cases against British subjects in Japan, under the principles of extraterritoriality. The court also heard appeals from British consular courts in Japan. Appeals from the British Court for Japan lay to the British Supreme Court for China and Japan based in the Shanghai International Settlement. Britain acquired extraterritorial rights in Japan under the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Amity and Commerce of 1858. British Consular officials sat as judges consular courts in all treaty ports in"
"Western Australian Parliament and to the community, particularly the Indigenous community, and in the areas of child health research and cultural heritage and to economic development through negotiating major resource projects including the export of gas to China furthering the interests of the nation as a whole."" In November 2016, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop announced that Court would be appointed as Australian Ambassador to Japan in ""early 2017"". On 11 April 2017, he presented credentials to the reigning Emperor at Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is an Australian diplomat and"
"of the Supreme Court resides in Antigua and Barbuda, and presides over the High Court of Justice. The current High Court judges are Jennifer Remy and Keith Thom. Antigua is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, although it has not yet acceded to Part III of the 2001 Agreement Establishing a Caribbean Court of Justice. Its supreme appellate court therefore remains the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Indeed, of the signatories to the Agreement, as of December 2010, only Barbados has replaced appeals to Her Majesty in Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice. In"
"Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who is the current Australian Ambassador to Japan, serving since April 2017. He was previously Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the Perth-area electorate of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 2001. Court was born into a political family. His father, Sir Charles Court, was the previous member for Nedlands (1953–1982) and served as Premier from 1974 to 1982. His older brother Barry Court was president of the Pastoralists' and"
"the United Kingdom from 20 August 2007 to 2013. From 2013, Mrs. Harding was the Ambassador to the United Kingdom, until she was recalled in 2017. She has since been replaced by Francis Blain. In December 2014, a ""gang of Gambian diplomats"" were found guilty at Southwark Crown Court of running a ""tax-free tobacconist"" from embassy premises in London for three years, and avoiding £5 million of tax. Seven people including the Deputy Head of the Gambian Diplomatic Mission, Yusupha Bojang, were found guilty. They had ordered 32 tonnes of tax-free rolling tobacco, and abused a scheme that provided a"
"to Britain in 1855. Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk, British Consul-General from 1859 to 1864, gives an account of his judicial training and responsibilities in a letter to his cousin dated 6 September 1860. Unequal treaties were later signed with 13 other European powers and with Japan. Extraterritoriality came to end in 1917 with respect to the German Empire and Austria-Hungary. In 19251926, the treaties were revised to provide for consular jurisdiction to be terminated, and nationals of the parties to the treaty were to come under the jurisdiction of Thai courts after the introduction of all Thai legal codes and"
"post of Ambassador to the United States of America, also accredited to Canada and Mexico. Between 1998 and 2002 he held the top diplomatic civil servant job as Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. In 1999 he also became Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense. In 2002, Berns moved to Geneva as Permanent Representative to the UN and the WTO. In 2005, he became Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. In autumn 2011, Berns was named Ambassador to the Court of St. James's in London, also accredited to"
"accredited British diplomat was James Warren. The embassy itself opened in July 2001 and the first ambassador, David Slinn, arrived in November 2002. There have since been a further five ambassadors, including present ambassador Alastair Morgan. On 5 April 2013 the North Korean government advised the British Embassy, and all other missions, that the safety of their missions could not be assured past 10 April 2013. This was part of the North Korean government's response to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2094 and deterioration of relations between North Korea and the United States. Embassy of the United Kingdom, Pyongyang The"
"High Court Judge. In August 2017, Choudhury was one of the five new appointees as judges of the High Court of Justice, effective from 2 October. He was the first British person of Bangladeshi origin to have been appointed as a Justice of the High Court of England and Wales and was assigned to the Queen's Bench Division by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Choudhury is among two Bangladesh-origin Queen's Counsel. Choudhury was a member of the Attorney General's A-panel of counsel and advised the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence, HM Revenue and Customs"
"Embassy of the United Kingdom, The Hague The Embassy of the United Kingdom in The Hague is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Embassy is located on one of the most famous streets in the Netherlands, Lange Voorhout, in the Centrum. The current British Ambassador to the Netherlands is Peter Wilson. Since the formation in 1997 of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is located in The Hague, the British Ambassador to the Netherlands has also been the UK's Permanent Representative to the OPCW. Outside The Hague,"
"there is also a British Consulate General in Amsterdam where the senior officer is known as the Consul-General. The Embassy and Consulate General also represent the British Overseas Territories in the Netherlands. Embassy of the United Kingdom, The Hague The Embassy of the United Kingdom in The Hague is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Embassy is located on one of the most famous streets in the Netherlands, Lange Voorhout, in the Centrum. The current British Ambassador to the Netherlands is Peter Wilson. Since the formation in 1997 of the Organisation"
"as a Justice of the High Court on 1 November 2012. Bratza was appointed as President of the British Institute of Human Rights Advisory Board in February 2013, a member of the Advisory Board of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, a member of the Editorial Board of the European Human Rights Law Review and a member of the Advisory Board of the European Human Rights Association. In June 2007, he received the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Glasgow. In 2014, Bratza became an ambassador for Toynbee Hall. It marked a return"
"not conflict with his public role. The 6 gentlemen who served in this office were: Hiram Parkes Wilkinson was the son of Hiram Shaw Wilkinson. Together they served as Crown Advocate for a total of 44 years. British Supreme Court for China The British Supreme Court for China (originally the British Supreme Court for China and Japan) was a court established in the Shanghai International Settlement to try cases against British subjects in China, Japan and Korea under the principles of extraterritoriality. The court also heard appeals from consular courts in China, Japan and Korea and from the British Court"
"Honours and promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy and interests in Russia. Tim Barrow Sir Timothy Earle Barrow (born 15 February 1964) is a British diplomat who is the current Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union. Barrow was appointed as Permanent Representative in January 2017 following the resignation of his predecessor, Sir Ivan Rogers, and will play an important role in the United Kingdom Brexit negotiations. He was responsible on 29 March 2017 for formally invocating"
"which had treaties with the UK were taken to Courts of Mixed Commission. Mixed Commission Courts had representation from both the UK and the other nation in question, to ensure a fair trial. Many were established at key points along the coast of Africa and its islands. However the reluctance of other powers greatly curtailed the ability of the courts to operate; sometimes the foreign representation would never arrive, or arrive exceptionally late. The Brazilian ambassador, in spite of the court opening in 1826, did not arrive until 1828, and he reversed all judgements carried out in his absence upon"
"Former Consulate-General of the United Kingdom, Shanghai The Former Consulate-General of the United Kingdom (英国驻上海总领事馆) building located in Shanghai, China, is one of the oldest buildings on the Bund. It is housed in a compound that housed a number of buildings used by the British Consulate-General. The building served as the home of the Consulate-General and British Supreme Court for China until 8 December 1941 when the Japanese occupied the Shanghai International Settlement at the beginning of the Pacific War. The British Supreme Court for China was abolished under the British–Chinese Treaty for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China."
"Embassy of the United States, London The Embassy of the United States of America in London is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the United Kingdom. It is the largest American embassy in Western Europe and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom. The new embassy in Nine Elms, London has been open to the public since 13 December 2017, and was formally opened on 16 January 2018. From 1960 to 2018, it was located in the London Chancery Building in Grosvenor Square, Westminster, London. The American legation in London"
"the British Court for Japan In 1891, as part of an amalgamation of consular and judicial positions, he was appointed Consul in Shanghai and at the same time Judge of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan. Nicholas Hannen was appointed Consul General and Chief Justice. In 1897, the almagamation of consular and judicial positions was ended. Jamieson was appointed as Consul-General in Shanghai, replacing Hannen, and relieved of his position as Judge of the Supreme Court. Hannen continued as Chief Justice and Frederick Samuel Augustus Bourne was appointed as Judge to replace Jamieson. He was made a Companion"
"Akhlaq Choudhury Sir Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury (; born 23 April 1967) is a British High Court judge of Bangladeshi origin. In 2017, he was made Knight Bachelor on appointment, becoming the first British-Bangladeshi to be appointed to the High Court of Justice. Choudhury was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England and his family moved to Glasgow, Scotland when he was four years old where he grew up on the outskirts of Glasgow. Choudhury's parents migrated to the United Kingdom before the Bangladesh Liberation War from Zakiganj, Sylhet District, Sylhet Division in what was then known as East Pakistan. Choudhury's father ran"
"(DCMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Pringle received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2010. In August 2016 Dame Anne was appointed as Senior Governor on the Court of the University of St Andrews, and as such is the ""working"" chairperson of the University Court, and presides over meetings of the Court in the absence of the Rector. Anne Pringle Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle DCMG (born 13 January 1955) is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001-04, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. Pringle"
"where same-sex marriage is not permitted. Davidson, who was married under English law which has permitted same-sex marriage since March 2014, commented: ""Obviously Scott and I are very happy to have this opportunity to marry under British law. We are very proud that the UK is one of the few countries in the world to make this happen."" On 7 September 2015 Davidson was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Thailand, being set to take up his appointment in September 2016. However, he actually took up the post in June 2016. Brian Davidson Brian John Davidson (; born 28 April 1964)"
"focus on commercial and corporate finance issues. He has been posted in Havana, Mexico City, Paris, Seoul, Budapest and Warsaw. Knott was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Hungary between February 2012 and April 2015. In April 2016, he was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Republic of Poland. Jonathan Knott Jonathan Knott is a British diplomat and has been the British Ambassador to Poland since April 2016. He also served as the British Ambassador to Hungary between 2012 and 2015. Jonathan holds an MA in law from Oxford University, and he is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants."
"and various other government departments. He was retained as counsel for the Information Commissioner and appeared in cases in the area of freedom of information and data protection law. In October 2017, Choudhury was appointed Knight Bachelor in 2017 Special Honours for members of the judiciary. Choudhury lives in Northwood, London with his wife, Safina, and their three children. Akhlaq Choudhury Sir Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury (; born 23 April 1967) is a British High Court judge of Bangladeshi origin. In 2017, he was made Knight Bachelor on appointment, becoming the first British-Bangladeshi to be appointed to the High Court of"
"Embassy of the United Kingdom, Paris The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Paris is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in France. It is located on one of the most famous streets in France, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The current British Ambassador to France is Edward Llewellyn, Baron Llewellyn of Steep. The official residence of the British Ambassador to France since 1814 has been the Hôtel de Charost, located at 39 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, just a few doors down from the Élysée Palace. It was built in 1720 and bought"
"British Supreme Court for China The British Supreme Court for China (originally the British Supreme Court for China and Japan) was a court established in the Shanghai International Settlement to try cases against British subjects in China, Japan and Korea under the principles of extraterritoriality. The court also heard appeals from consular courts in China, Japan and Korea and from the British Court for Japan which was established in 1879. Britain had acquired extraterritorial rights in China under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. The United States obtained further extraterritorial rights under the Treaty of Wanghsia, which Britain was able"