John Hamilton
Biography
John Hamilton was recently appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Turkmenistan.
More recently, he worked at the British High Commission in Kenya as the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
John has spent much of his career in Africa with postings in Cairo, Kampala, Abuja and Windhoek, working on a wide range of issues including consular affairs, political relations and communications. Outside of Africa he has also served in Kolkata and at NATO in Brussels.
When last in London, John’s focus was chiefly on human rights working as Private Secretary to the PMs Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq and managing the FCO’s global human rights programme fund.
Curriculum vitae
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2016 to 2020 | Nairobi, Head Prosperity Team/ Deputy Permanent Representative to UN |
| 2012 to 2016 | Cairo, HM Consul Egypt, then CROM Red Sea Region |
| 2010 to 2012 | Programme Manager, Human Rights and Democracy Programme, FCO |
| 2009 to 2010 | Head Iraq Outreach Team, FCO / PS PM’s Special Envoy on Human Rights in Iraq |
| 2005 to 2009 | BHC Kampala, Second Secretary, Political/ Comms and HM Consul |
| 2002 to 2005 | Kolkata, Third Secretary, Immigration and Consular |
| 1998 to 2002 | Abuja, Third Secretary, Political / PPA |
| 1997 to 1998 | Bosnia Desk Officer, Eastern Adriatic Department |
| 1996 to 1997 | Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State |
| 1988 to 1995 | Finance Dept, FCO, UKDEL NATO Brussels, BHC Windhoek, BE Sofia |
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission to Turkmenistan