Howard Ronald Drake (born 13 August 1956)[1][2] is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017.

[3] He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.

[4] Drake was educated at Churcher's College.

On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled.

[5] Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.