Hugh Philpott OBE
Biography
Hugh Philpott was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan 2019 to 2021.
Curriculum Vitae
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 |