Stephen Hitchen

Stephen Hitchen
Hitchen in 2025
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Assumed office
August 2025
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byNeil Crompton
British Ambassador to Iraq
In office
July 2023 – February 2025
MonarchCharles III
Prime Minister
Preceded byMark Bryson-Richardson
Succeeded byIrfan Siddiq
Personal details
BornStephen Charles Hitchen
1969 (age 56–57)
Alma materDurham University
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Stephen Charles Hitchen (born 1969) is a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Iraq between July 2023 and February 2025. A specialist in the politics of the Middle East, he was appointed Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in August 2025.