George Hodgson
Biography
George Hodgson was the British Ambassador to Colombia from 2022 to 2026. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has previously served in Dakar, Washington, Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels and London.
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2022 to 2026 | Bogotá, HM Ambassador |
| 2015 to 2022 | Dakar, HM Ambassador |
| 2014 to 2015 | FCO, Head of Ebola Taskforce, Africa Directorate |
| 2012 to 2014 | FCO, Head of Parliamentary & Communications Department, Europe Directorate |
| 2011 to 2012 | Washington DC, US Department of State, Senior Adviser, Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| 2010 to 2011 | Kabul, Political Counsellor |
| 2008 to 2010 | Islamabad, First Secretary Political |
| 2006 to 2008 | Masters in Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University |
| 2005 to 2006 | Brussels UK Representation to the EU, Second Secretary |
| 2004 | Kabul, Second Secretary |
| 2002 to 2003 | FCO, Desk Officer, Enlargement & Wider Europe Team |
| 2002 | Joined FCO |
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Colombia
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British Ambassador to Senegal