2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture - Nicholas Hopton

Name: 2025 Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture - Nicholas Hopton
Start: 2025-11-12T15:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-12T18:00:00+00:00
Location: MHL452, Mill Hill Lane, Durham University

Schedule

Wed Nov 12 2025 at 03:30 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

MHL452, Mill Hill Lane, Durham University | Durham, EN

"A British diplomatic perspective on Iran’s position and policies in the Middle East since 7 October 2023"
About this Event

The Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies proudly invites you to Nicholas Hopton's lecture "A British diplomatic perspective on Iran’s position and policies in the Middle East since 7 October 2023"

Nicholas Hopton was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2017 to 2018. Prior to this he was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Qatar from 2013 to 2015.

Mr Hopton joined the FCO in 1989 and has also served as Ambassador to Yemen and at the British Embassies in Paris, Rome and Rabat. He has worked on national security issues in the Cabinet Office, led the International Organisations Department in the FCO and was Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe.