Emma Hopkins (diplomat)

Emma Hopkins OBE is a British diplomat and has been the British Ambassador to Bulgaria since May 2015.[1]

Her Excellency

Emma Hopkins

OBE
British Ambassador to Bulgaria
Assumed office
May 2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byJonathan Allen
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Steven Hopkins
Children2
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationDiplomat

Personal life

Hopkins graduated with a degree in Law from the University of Cambridge. She was called to the Bar in 1995 and practised as a barrister until 2001 when she entered public service.[2]

She is married to Steven Hopkins and they have two young daughters.[1]

Career

Hopkins joined the UK civil service in 2001. She led the UK government’s Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) to end impunity for sexual violence committed in war. The campaign included the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict – which brought together over 125 countries in the largest gathering ever on this topic. She was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for services to preventing sexual violence in conflict affected countries.

Hopkins was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Bulgaria in September 2014 and took up her post in May 2015.[1]

References
  1. "Emma Hopkins". FCO. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  2. "British Ambassador to Bulgaria Emma Hopkins". Gov.UK. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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