Stephen Hickey (diplomat)

Stephen Benedict Hickey is a British diplomat who served as the ambassador to Iraq for 2019–2021.

Biography
Hickey is from Bromley, his father is Edward (Eddie) Hickey of England, UK.

He had a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford. He later worked as a diplomat in several Arab League countries including Egypt, Libya and Syria, in which he served as a deputy ambassador in the latter from 2010 to 2011, as he was evacuated during the Syrian civil war.

In September 2019, he became the British ambassador to Iraq. In July 2020, he received death threats from the Iraqi Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, due to his comments that Iraq was being held back by "armed groups operating outside state control".

Personal life
He is married to Laura Madelaine Hickey and has three sons. He can speak fluent Arabic.