Hugh Stanley Philpott OBE (born 24 January 1961[citation needed]) is a British retired diplomat who served as Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
[citation needed] Hugh Stanley Philpott began his career at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980, where he dealt with a wide range of issues, including international security, foreign countries and the Middle East.
He previously served in cities such as Oslo, Budapest, Baghdad, Washington and Muscat.
He also worked at the UK Department for International Development, responsible for technical support to Russia, as well as the UK Department of Enterprise, Innovation and Crafts, where he led the British science and innovation network.
Since 2015, as ambassador, he headed the British diplomatic mission in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.