British Ambassador to Colombia

George Hodgson

Biography

George Hodgson has been the British Ambassador to Colombia since September 2022. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has previously served in Dakar, Washington, Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels and London.

Date Role
September 2022 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

British Ambassador to Colombia

The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations and consular services.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office