Tim Hitchens

Sir Tim Hitchens
President of Wolfson College, Oxford
Assumed office
1 May 2018
Preceded byHermione Lee
British Ambassador to Japan
In office
2012–2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byDavid Warren
Succeeded byPaul Madden
Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1999–2002
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byMary Francis
Succeeded bySir Christopher Geidt
Personal details
Born
Timothy Mark Hitchens

1962 (age 61–62)
London, England
Alma materDulwich College
University of Cambridge
In Tokyo Imperial Palace

Sir Timothy Mark Hitchens, KCVO, CMG (born 1962) is a British diplomat and a former Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen Elizabeth II, in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, 1999–2002.

Hitchens was seconded from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, to which he returned to become Head of the Africa Department (Equatorial).[1][2] He had been First Secretary Political and Information, British High Commission, Islamabad and speechwriter for Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.

  1. ^ Amaize, Emma (29 October 2004). "British Govt Intervenes in Niger Delta Troubles". Vanguard. Nigeria: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ^ "The following announcement is issued by the Press Secretary to the Queen". M2 Presswire. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2010.