Sir Patrick Francis Hancock GCMG (25 June 1914 – 1 February 1980) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Israel, Norway and Italy.
On 10 January 1940, he was transferred to the British embassy in The Hague, but was recalled on 14 May following the German invasion of the Netherlands.
[1] Upon Hancock's return to London, he was seconded to the Ministry of Economic Warfare as Private Secretary to the Minister, Hugh Dalton.
[2] He returned to the Foreign Office on 12 January 1942 and was promoted to Second Secretary in October of the same year.
[1] Hancock was appointed CMG in 1956,[7] knighted KCMG in 1969[8] and raised to GCMG in 1974 on his retirement.