Mr Hugh Philpott OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in succession to Miss Thorda Abbott-Watt. Mr Philpott will take up his appointment in Summer 2019.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full Name: Hugh Stanley Philpott OBE
Married to:Janine Frederica Philpott
Children: One
| 2015 to present | Dushanbe, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2014 to 2015 | Temporary Assignments including as Charge d’Affaires in Astana and Crisis Manager and resilience Deputy Head of Mission in Kyiv |
| 2012 to 2013 | Language training (Russian) |
| 2008 to 2012 | FCO and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Head of Science & Innovation Network and Deputy Head of International Science & Innovation Unit |
| 2007 to 2008 | FCO, Deputy Head of Science & Innovation Group |
| 2005 to 2007 | FCO, Deputy Head of Overseas Territories Department |
| 2001 to 2004 | Muscat, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1999 to 2001 | FCO, Head of Bermuda and Caribbean Section, Overseas Territories Directorate |
| 1997 to 1999 | Department for International Development, Programme Manager, Russia, East Europe and Central Asia Department |
| 1991 to 1993 | FCO, Desk Officer, Bermuda, Turks & Caicos Islands, Anguilla and the Cayman Islands |
| 1990 to 1991 | FCO, Assistant Desk Officer for Israel and Lebanon |
| 1988 to 1990 | Iraq, Third Secretary |
| 1987 to 1988 | Language training (Arabic) |
| 1985 to 1987 | Budapest, Vice-Consul |
| 1984 to 1985 | Language Training (Hungarian) |
| 1982 to 1984 | Oslo, Pro-consul |
| 1980 to 1982 | FCO, Assistant Desk Officer Security Dept |
| 1980 | Joined FCO |
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Published 27 November 2018
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