Hugh Philpott OBE

Biography

Hugh Philpott was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan 2019 to 2021.

Full name: Hugh Stanley Philpott OBE

Married to: Janine Frederica Philpott

Children: 1

2019 - 2021	Ashgabat, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2015 - 2019	Dushanbe, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2014 - 2015	Temporary assignments including as Charge d’Affaires in Astana and Crisis Manager and resilience Deputy Head of Mission in Kyiv
2012 - 2013	Language training (Russian)
2008 - 2012	FCO and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Head of Science & Innovation Network and Deputy Head of International Science & Innovation Unit
2007 - 2008	FCO, Deputy Head of Science & Innovation Group
2005 - 2007	FCO, Deputy Head of Overseas Territories Department
2001 - 2004	Muscat, Deputy Head of Mission
1999 - 2001	FCO, Head of Bermuda and Caribbean Section, Overseas Territories Directorate
1997 - 1999	Department for International Development, Programme Manager, Russia, East Europe and Central Asia Department
1993 - 1997	Washington DC, Second Secretary Political
1991 - 1993	FCO, Desk Officer, Bermuda, Turks & Caicos Islands, Anguilla and the Cayman Islands
1990 - 1991	FCO, Assistant Desk Officer for Israel and Lebanon
1988 - 1990	Iraq, Third Secretary
1987 - 1988	Language training (Arabic)
1985 - 1987	Budapest, Vice-Consul
1984 - 1985	Language Training (Hungarian)
1982 - 1984	Oslo, Pro-consul
1980 - 1982	FCO, Assistant Desk Officer Security Dept
1980	Joined FCO