James Hodge (diplomat)

Sir James William Hodge KCVO GCE CMG (born 1943) is a retired British diplomat.

Sir James Hodge KCVO GCE CMG
British Consuls-General to Hong Kong
In office June 2000 – November 2003
Preceded by	Andrew Burns
Succeeded by	Stephen Bradley
British High Commissioner to Thailand
In office 1996–2000
Preceded by	Christian Adams
Succeeded by	Barney Smith
Personal details
Born	James William Hodge 1943 (age 76–77) England
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (MA)

Hodge studied at the University of Edinburgh and entered the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1966. He was First Secretary at the British High Commission in Nigeria (1975–77) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and at the British Embassy in Japan (1981), where he became a Counsellor in 1982. He was transferred to the Embassy in Denmark in 1986 and, after returning to the United Kingdom in 1990, he was posted as Minister at the British Embassy in China in 1995. He then served as Ambassador to Thailand from 1996 to 2000 and Consul-General to Hong Kong from 2000 to 2003.[1]

Hodge was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1996 Birthday Honours,[2] and a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in October 1996.[3] He holds honorary doctorates from Ulster University and the University of Liverpool, and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant in 1996.[1]

References

1. "Hodge, Sir James (William)", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
2. Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 June 1996 (issue 54427), p. 4.
3. The London Gazette, 19 November 1996 (issue 54585), p. 15325.