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Emma Kate Hopkins OBE. Photo: British Embassy Sofia
Emma Kate Hopkins OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, announced the British Embassy in Sofia.
She will succeed Jonathan Allen, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
Hopkins will take up her appointment during May 2015.
Hopkins transferred to the FCO in 2012 and is currently the Head of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.
She received an OBE in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to preventing sexual violence in conflict-affected countries overseas.
A barrister by background, her career in government has spanned immigration, human rights, EU, organised crime as well as violence against women.
Whilst at the Home Office she developed the strategy on human trafficking and delivered it through a national and international campaign. She received the “civil servant of the year” award for outstanding contribution to public service in 2008 for this work.
On her appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Hopkins said:
“I am delighted to be appointed as British Ambassador to Bulgaria. It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to work with Bulgaria to further strengthen our bilateral relationship and achieve our shared objectives. I look forward to building on the strong existing relationship and working on issues of importance to both our countries. I have already heard a lot about the beauty of Bulgaria and the hospitality of its people, and the whole family is excited about coming!”
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