Sir Tim Hitchens | |
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| President ofWolfson College, Oxford | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hermione Lee |
| British Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | David Warren |
| Succeeded by | Paul Madden |
| Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Mary Francis |
| Succeeded by | Sir Christopher Geidt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Mark Hitchens 1962 (age 62–63) London, England |
| Alma mater | Dulwich College University of Cambridge |
Sir Timothy Mark Hitchens,KCVO, CMG (born 1962) is a British diplomat and a former AssistantPrivate Secretary to theQueen Elizabeth II, in theRoyal Household of theSovereign of the United Kingdom, 1999–2002.
Hitchens was seconded from theForeign and Commonwealth Office, to which he returned to become Head of the Africa Department (Equatorial).[1][2] He had beenFirst Secretary Political and Information, BritishHigh Commission,Islamabad and speechwriter for Foreign SecretaryDouglas Hurd.
Hitchens was born in 1962, and educated atDulwich College from 1972 to 1979.[3] He then attendedChrist's College,University of Cambridge, where he readEnglish literature.[4] After joining theForeign and Commonwealth Office he studied Japanese, and then became Trade Secretary in Tokyo.
Hitchens was Private Secretary to The Rt HonTristan Garel-Jones, Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1990 to 1993, and speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary The Rt HonDouglas Hurd from 1993 to 1994. He was Head of the Political Section at the British Embassy inIslamabad, Pakistan, 1994 to 1997.[citation needed]
From 2005 to 2008 Hitchens was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy inParis.[5]
From autumn 2008, Hitchens took up the position Director, European Political Affairs, in London.[6][7] In August 2010, he became Director, Africa.
In 2012, Hitchens was appointed HM Ambassador to Japan.[8] He opened a Twitter account under the handle 'UKAmbTim' and, as of May 17, 2015[update], had over 7000 followers.[9][non-primary source needed] He often tweets in Japanese. Hitchens was succeeded byPaul Madden in January 2017.[10]
In March 2017, Hitchens was appointed chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Summit 2018.[4]
In January 2017, Hitchens was elected President ofWolfson College, Oxford.[11] He assumed this post on 1st May 2018.
Hitchens was appointedCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2012 New Year Honours.[12]
Hitchens is the son of Rear Admiral Gilbert A.F. Hitchens (ret.) RN, who was Royal naval attache in Japan (Feb. 1977-Feb. 1979)
Hitchens has one daughter (born 1991) and one son (born 1993).[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | British Ambassador to Japan 2012–2016 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Philomen Probert (acting) | President ofWolfson College, Oxford 2018–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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