Tim Hitchens
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| President of Wolfson College, Oxford | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hermione Lee |
| British Ambassador to Japan | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Warren |
| Succeeded by | Paul Madden |
| Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Mary Francis |
| Succeeded by | Sir Christopher Geidt |
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| Born | Timothy Mark Hitchens Script error: No such module "person date". London, England |
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| Dulwich College University of Cambridge | |
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Sir Timothy Mark Hitchens, KCVO, CMG (born 1962) is a British diplomat and a former Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen Elizabeth II, in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, 1999–2002.
Hitchens was seconded from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to which he returned to become Head of the Africa Department (Equatorial).[1][2] He had been First Secretary Political and Information, British High Commission, Islamabad and speechwriter for Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.
Early life and career
Hitchens was born in 1962 and educated at Dulwich College from 1972 to 1979.[3] He then attended Christ's College, University of Cambridge, where he read English literature.[4] After joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, he studied Japanese, and then became Trade Secretary in Tokyo.
Career
Hitchens was Private Secretary to The Rt Hon Tristan Garel-Jones, Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1990 to 1993, and speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary, The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd, from 1993 to 1994. He was Head of the Political Section at the British Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, 1994 to 1997.[citation needed]
From 2005 to 2008, Hitchens was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Paris.[5]
From autumn 2008, Hitchens took up the position of Director, European Political Affairs, in London.[6][7] In August 2010, he became Director, Africa.
In 2012, Hitchens was appointed HM Ambassador to Japan.[8] He opened a Twitter account under the handle 'UKAmbTim' and, as of May 17, 2015[update], had over 7,000 followers.[9][non-primary source needed] He often tweets in Japanese. Hitchens was succeeded by Paul Madden in January 2017.[10]
In March 2017, Hitchens was appointed chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Summit 2018.[4]
In January 2017, Hitchens was elected President of Wolfson College, Oxford.[11] He assumed this post on 1st May 2018.
Honours
Hitchens was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[12]
Personal life
Hitchens is the son of Rear Admiral Gilbert A.F. Hitchens CB RN, who was Royal Naval attaché in Japan (February 1977 – February 1979).[citation needed]
Hitchens has one daughter (born 1991) and one son (born 1993).[citation needed]
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Amaize, Emma (29 October 2004). "British Govt Intervenes in Niger Delta Troubles". Vanguard. Nigeria: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alleyn Club Yearbook" (PDF). Dulwich College. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chief Executive, Commonwealth Summit Unit: Tim Hitchens –Biography". GOV.UK. UK: Government Digital Service. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tim Hitchens". GOV.UK. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Danas (11 May 2009). "Decision on EU candidacy bid "soon"". B92. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.EFE (16 October 2009). "El Foro de Diálogo sobre Gibraltar fija un calendario con objetivos prioritarios". Soitu (in español). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan". Government of the United Kingdom. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tim Hitchens (@UKAmbTim) – Twitter".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wolfson College, Oxford". Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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