Sir Donald Charles Hopson, (31 August 1915 – Buenos Aires, 26 August 1974)[1] was a British diplomat.[2]

Hopson was educated at Christ's Hospital and University College, Oxford.[2] He was commissioned into the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1939. During World War II, he served across Europe, with No.3 Commando between 1943 and 1944, and as Brigade Major of 1st Special Service Brigade from 1944 until the war's end. He was mentioned in despatches[3] and received the Military Cross[4] and the Distinguished Service Order. He joined the Foreign Service in 1945.

He was Consul at Saigon from 1948[5], Ambassador to Laos from 1962[6][7] to 1965, Ambassador to Mongolia from 1965[8] to 1966, Chargé d'affaires to China from 1965 to 1968 (during which he was caught up in the arson attacks on the Chargé d'affaires Office in Peking, now Beijing, on 22 August 1967), Ambassador to Venezuela from 1969[9] to 1972, and Ambassador to Argentina from 1973 to 1974.[10][11]

Honours

Hopson was appointed a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) in the 1961 Birthday Honours,[12] and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order in the 1968 New Year Honours.[13]

References

  1. ^ The New York Times: DONALD C. HOPSON, BRITISH ENVOY, 59
  2. ^ "HOPSON, Sir Donald". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Archived 29 December 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ No. 36668. 22 August 1944. p. 3927.
  4. ^ No. 36961. 27 February 1945. p. 1173.
  5. ^ No. 38436. 19 October 1948. p. 5531.
  6. ^ No. 42769. 28 August 1962. p. 6822.
  7. ^ No. 42831. 13 November 1962. p. 8814.
  8. ^ No. 43706. 6 July 1965. p. 6427.
  9. ^ No. 44936. 18 September 1969. p. 9531.
  10. ^ No. 45950. 10 April 1973. p. 4616.
  11. ^ "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880–2010". Gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Archived 27 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  12. ^ No. 42370. 2 June 1961. p. 4147.
  13. ^ No. 44484. 29 December 1967. p. 4.