Nicholas Dunster Hopton (born 8 October 1965) is a British diplomat who was the head of the UK embassy in Libya.[1][2]
Nicholas Hopton | |
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| British Ambassador to Libya | |
| In office 9 September 2019 – 1 September 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Martin Reynolds |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Hurndall |
| British Ambassador to Iran | |
| In office September 2016 – March 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Himself (as chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Macaire |
| British Ambassador to Qatar | |
| In office 2013–2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Michael O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Ajay Sharma |
| British Ambassador to Yemen | |
| In office 2012–2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Wilks |
| Succeeded by | Jane Marriott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1965 |
| Education | St Peter's School, York |
| Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Hopton was educated at St Peter's School, York and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[3] He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1989 and served in Paris, Rome and Rabat. He worked on the national security team at the Cabinet Office and was Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe.[4]
He assumed his first ambassadorial position as Ambassador to Yemen from 2012 to 2013, before serving as Ambassador to Qatar between 2013 and 2015. In December 2015 he was appointed British chargé d'affaires in Iran. Following the improvement in relations between the United Kingdom and Iran, Hopton was made Ambassador to Iran in September 2016 – the first British ambassador to the country since 2011.[5][6] He was appointed chargé d'affaires at the British embassy in Libya in September 2019. He was succeeded by Caroline Hurndall in September 2021.[7]
From 2013 to 2014 Hopton was a visiting academic at St Antony's College, Oxford.[8]
References
edit- ^ UK in Libya [@UKinLibya] (14 September 2019). "We are delighted to welcome our new Chargé d'affaires @NicholasHopton to @UKinLibya" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hopton, Nicholas (9 October 2019). "A letter to all Libyans | Foreign Office Blogs". Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ 2018 "Hopton, Nicholas Dunster, (born 8 Oct. 1965), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to Iran, 2016–18." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 19 Jul. 2019
- ^ Biography of Nicholas Hopton on gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Biography of Nicholas Hopton on gov.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "UK appoints first ambassador to Iran in five years". BBC News. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Libya: Caroline Hurndall MBE". GOV.UK (Press release). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Sproule, Luke (5 September 2016). "Former Oxford academic Nicholas Hopton appointed first British ambassador to Iran since 2011". Oxford Times. Oxford. Retrieved 6 September 2016.