Nigel James Thorpe CVO (born 3 October 1945) is a former British diplomat whose final posting was as Ambassador to Hungary.
Nigel Thorpe joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1969.
He returned to the FCO in 1975 and was posted in 1979 as First Secretary (Economic) to Ottawa.
The following year, he was appointed Assistant Head of the FCO's Southern African Department.
[2] Following his retirement from HM Diplomatic Service, Nigel Thorpe remained in Budapest until November 2008 as Chairman of Vodafone Hungary.