Hugh James Arbuthnott

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Hugh James Arbuthnott, CMG. (born 27 December 1936) is a retired British diplomat.

Son of James Gordon Arbuthnott and Margaret Georgiana, née Hyde. Married to Vanessa Rose Dyer, has three sons, Dominic Hugh, Justin Edward James, and Giles Sebastian.

Educated at Ampleforth College & New College, Oxford, Arbuthnott was also a 2nd Lieutenant in Black Watch. He then joined HM Foreign (subsequently Diplomatic) Service during the years of 1960-96. Arbuthnott then served as the Head of European Integration Department (External), FCO, from 1974 to 1978. As well, Arbuthnott served in Paris as Counsellor (Agricultural & Economic), and then as Head of Chancery 1978-83.

HM Ambassador to Romania, to Portugal and to Denmark.

He is a coauthor of Hugh Arbuthnott and Geoffrey Edwards (eds.) (1989). Common Man's Guide to the Common Market. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0333409132.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Not known	British Ambassador to Romania 1986-89	Succeeded by Not known
Preceded by Not known	British Ambassador to Portugal 1989-93	Succeeded by Not known
Preceded by Not known	British Ambassador to Denmark 1993-96	Succeeded by Not known