Stephen Hickey CMG
Biography
Stephen Hickey is Director Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
Stephen was British Ambassador to Iraq from 2019 to 2021. Before this he was the Ambassador and Political Co-ordinator in the UK Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
Stephen joined the FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) in 2001 as a Desk Officer in the South East Asian Department. Some of his previous postings include:
- Deputy Head of Mission to Egypt (2013 to 2015) and Syria (2010 to 2011)
- Political Counsellor in South Africa (2011 to 2012)
- Head of Office and Deputy Special Representative for Libya (2011)
Stephen is an Arabic speaker and has made the Middle East a focus of his career.
Follow Stephen Hickey on X.
Previous roles in government
-
British Ambassador to Iraq