1. Tim Hitchens had been First Secretary Political and Information, British High Commission, Islamabad and speechwriter for Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd.
10 Facts About Tim Hitchens
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Tim Hitchens was born in 1962, and educated at Dulwich College from 1972 to 1979.
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Tim Hitchens then attended Christ's College, University of Cambridge, where he read English literature.
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Tim Hitchens was Private Secretary to The Rt Hon Tristan Garel-Jones, Minister of State for Europe at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1990 to 1993, and speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon Douglas Hurd from 1993 to 1994.
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Tim Hitchens was Head of the Political Section at the British Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, 1994 to 1997.
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From 2005 to 2008 Tim Hitchens was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Paris.
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From autumn 2008, Tim Hitchens took up the position Director, European Political Affairs, in London.
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In March 2017, Tim Hitchens was appointed chief executive officer of the Commonwealth Summit 2018.
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In January 2017, Tim Hitchens was elected President of Wolfson College, Oxford.
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Tim Hitchens was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2012 New Year Honours.