The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in the UAE. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Before the UAE was granted independence from the United Kingdom in 1971, each of the Trucial States was home to its own political deputation from the United Kingdom, with its own Political Officer or Political Agent heading the deputation. Of these deputations and political representatives, the oldest and most important was to the Emir of Abu Dhabi, who was based in the city of Abu Dhabi, now the capital city of the UAE and the site of the modern British embassy. The UK also maintains an embassy in Dubai, subordinate to the Abu Dhabi embassy, headed by a Consul General. List of heads of mission Political Officers in Abu Dhabi 1955–1958: Martin Buckmaster 1958–1959: Edric Worsnop 1959–1961: Edward Henderson Political Agents in Abu Dhabi 1961–1965: Sir Hugh Boustead 1965–1968: Sir Archie Lamb 1968–1968: E. F. Henderson 1968–1971: James Treadwell Ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates 1971–1973: James Treadwell 1973–1977: Donal McCarthy 1977–1981: Sir David Roberts 1981–1986: Sir Harold Walker 1986–1989: Michael Tait 1990–1994: Sir Graham Burton 1994–1998: Anthony Harris 1998–2003: Patrick Nixon 2003–2006: Richard Makepeace 2006–2010: Edward Oakden 2010–2014: Dominic Jermey 2014–2018: Philip Parham 2018–: Patrick Moody References External links UK and United Arab Emirates, gov.uk British Embassy Dubai, gov.uk United Arab Emirates United Kingdom