Nicholas Hopton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya from 2020 to 2021. Prior to this he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2017 to 2018 and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar from 2013 to 2015.
Mr Hopton joined the FCO in 1989 and has also served as Ambassador to Yemen and at the British Embassies in Paris, Rome and Rabat. He has worked on national security issues in the Cabinet Office, led the International Organisations Department in the FCO and was Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe.
Nicholas is an Honorary Council Member of the LBBC.