Peter Hughes (diplomat)


Peter John Hughes is a British diplomat. Since 2013 he has been the British High Commissioner to Belize.
Hughes joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1976 and served in Islamabad, Rome, Warsaw, Sydney, Castries, Colombo and Kabul before being appointed Ambassador to North Korea in 2008 where he served until 2011.

Honours

Hughes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Birthday Honours.

Controversy

Hughes sparked controversy in 2009 with a blog entry that described the "festive atmosphere" in Pyongyang.