Steven Dick

Steven Dick (16 May 1982 – 24 March 2020)[1] was a British diplomat who was the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Budapest.[2]

This article is about the British diplomat. For the American astronomer, see Steven J. Dick.

Steven Dick
Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary
In office
December 2019 – March 2020
Personal details
Born(1982-05-16)16 May 1982
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Died24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 37)
Budapest, Hungary
Cause of deathCOVID-19
MotherCarol Dick
FatherSteven Dick

Biography

Dick joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2008 and had served in Kabul and Riyadh.[3]

Career[4]
Date Position
2005 – 2008 Graduate Trainee, Bank of Scotland Corporate
2008 – 2009 Desk Officer, Migration Directorate, FCO
2010 – 2011 Full-time Arabic language training
2011 – 2014 Head of Press and Political Internal, British Embassy Riyadh
2014 – 2016 Political Officer, British Embassy Kabul
2016 Chief of Staff to Chief Operating Officer, FCO
2016 – 2018 Head of Corporate Strategy and Governance, Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport
December 2019 – March 2020 Deputy British Ambassador to Hungary

Dick arrived in Hungary in June 2019. He studied Hungarian in Pécs before receiving a secondment to the Hungarian Government. After a few weeks, he started his role in the Embassy in late November.[5]

Death

On 25 March 2020, it was announced that Dick died from COVID-19 after having earlier tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. He was 37.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. "Steven Dick, British Diplomat in Hungary, Dies at 37". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Scottish diplomat dies after getting coronavirus". 25 March 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. Walker, Shaun (25 March 2020). "British diplomat dies of coronavirus in Hungary" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Steven Dick". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. "XpatLoop.com – Steven Dick, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy". xpatloop.com. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  6. "Coronavirus: Steven Dick, British embassy diplomat in Budapest, dies from COVID-19". Sky News. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. "Coronavirus Update: 226 confirmed cases while British man dies in Hungary". abouthungary.hu. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. "Deputy Head of the British Embassy, the 10th Covid-19 Fatality in Hungary". Diplomacy & Trade. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. "'So much living to do': stories of UK's latest named coronavirus victims". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2020.


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