Stephen Hickey (diplomat)
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Stephen Hickey | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Iraq | |
| In office September 2019 – July 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Wilks |
| Succeeded by | Mark Bryson-Richardson |
Stephen Benedict Hickey CMG is a British diplomat who served as the ambassador to Iraq for 2019–2021.[1][2][3]
Hickey is from Bromley,[4] his father is Edward (Eddie) Hickey of England, UK. He attended St Olave's Grammar School for secondary education.
He holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.[5] He has worked as a diplomat in several Arab League countries including Egypt, Libya and Syria, in which he served as a deputy ambassador in the latter from 2010 to 2011, as he was evacuated during the Syrian civil war.[6]
In September 2019, he became the British ambassador to Iraq.[1] In July 2020, he received death threats from the Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, due to his comments that Iraq was being held back by "armed groups operating outside state control".[7]
Hickey was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2026 New Year Honours for services to British Foreign Policy.[8]
