Steven Dick
Steven Dick | |
|---|---|
| Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office December 2019 – March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1982 Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 March 2020 (aged 37) Budapest, Hungary |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Mother | Carol Dick |
| Father | Steven Dick |
Steven Dick (16 May 1982 – 24 March 2020)[1] was a British diplomat who was the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Budapest.[2]
Biography
Dick joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2008 and had served in Kabul and Riyadh.[3]
Career[4]
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 2005 – 2008 | Graduate Trainee, Bank of Scotland Corporate |
| 2008 – 2009 | Desk Officer, Migration Directorate, FCO |
| 2010 – 2011 | Full-time Arabic language training |
| 2011 – 2014 | Head of Press and Political Internal, British Embassy Riyadh |
| 2014 – 2016 | Political Officer, British Embassy Kabul |
| 2016 | Chief of Staff to Chief Operating Officer, FCO |
| 2016 – 2018 | Head of Corporate Strategy and Governance, Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport |
| December 2019 – March 2020 | Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary |
Dick arrived in Hungary in June 2019. He studied Hungarian in Pécs before receiving a secondment to the Hungarian Government. After a few weeks, he started his role in the Embassy in late November.[5]
Death
On 25 March 2020, it was announced that Dick died from COVID-19 after having earlier tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. He was 37.[6][7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Magra, Iliana (31 March 2020). "Steven Dick, British Diplomat in Hungary, Dies at 37". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ↑ "Scottish diplomat dies after getting coronavirus". BBC News. 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Walker, Shaun (25 March 2020). "British diplomat dies of coronavirus in Hungary" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "Steven Dick". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "XpatLoop.com – Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy". xpatloop.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Steven Dick, British embassy diplomat in Budapest, dies from COVID-19". Sky News. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Coronavirus Update: 226 confirmed cases while British man dies in Hungary". abouthungary.hu. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "Deputy Head of the British Embassy, the 10th Covid-19 Fatality in Hungary". Diplomacy & Trade. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ↑ "'So much living to do': stories of UK's latest named coronavirus victims". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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