Rob Tinline | |
|---|---|
| British High Commissioner to Canada | |
| Assumed office February 2025 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | David Prodger (Chargé d’Affaires) |
Robert Tinline is a British civil servant in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. He has served as the High Commissioner to Canada since February 2025.[1]
Career
Tinline joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997.[2]
Tinline served as Deputy chief of mission of the British delegation to the European Union from 2012 to 2015 and served as Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for the Americas since 2022.[2]
In an interview with Playbook Canada, Tinline reaffirmed his support for a strong Canada-US relationship.[3]
Personal life
In 2008, Tinline married Victoria Billing, a fellow diplomat.[4]
References
- "Rob Tinline". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada: Robert Tinline". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- Taylor-Vaisey, Nick; Blanchfield, Mike (2025-05-09). "See you at the deadline". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- "Billing, Victoria Elizabeth, (born 31 May 1975), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to Senegal, and non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau, since 2019". Who's Who 2026. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2025. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293299. Retrieved 10 May 2026.