The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representativeinAfghanistan, and head of the UK's diplomatic missioninKabul. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
Style | His Excellency Ambassador |
Reports to | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
Appointer | The Crown on advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Sir Francis Humphrys First Envoy Extraordinary to Afghanistan Sir Giles Squire First Ambassador to Afghanistan |
Formation | 1922 |
Website | British Embassy Kabul |
The Treaty of Rawalpindi of 1921 provided for the exchange of diplomatic representatives between the two countries. Until 1948 the British ministers in Kabul were members of the Indian Political Service, appointed by the Foreign Office.
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