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Diplomatic career
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Nigel Thorpe joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1969. He was posted as Third Secretary later Second Secretary to Warsaw in 1970. Three years later he went to Dacca where he was appointed First Secretary . He returned to the FCO in 1975 and was posted in 1979 as First Secretary (Economic) to Ottawa . He was seconded to the Department of Energy in 1981. The following year, he was appointed Assistant Head of the FCO's Southern African Department. In 1985, he was posted as Counsellor and Head of Chancery to Warsaw.[1] [2]
Post retirement
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Following his retirement from HM Diplomatic Service , Nigel Thorpe remained in Budapest until November 2008 as Chairman of Vodafone Hungary .[3]
Family
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In 1969, Nigel Thorpe married Felicity Thompson. They had two sons (1971 and 1972). The marriage was dissolved in 1976. He married Susan Diane Bamforth in 1978. They had twin daughters in 1985.[citation needed
References
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^ "Farewell to Nigel Thorpe" . Retrieved 17 April 2010 .
^ "Nigel Thorpe Ambassador Autographed Letter" . Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010 .
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● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 2 F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 6 : 5 5 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
