Christopher Prentice

Christopher Prentice

Christopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG (born 5 September 1954) is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.[1]

Prentice has been a British diplomat since 1977. His previous post was British Ambassador to Iraq (officially Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq).[2] His previous appointment from 2002 to 2006 was as British Ambassador to Jordan.

Prentice speaks both Arabic and Magyar (Hungarian).

Born in The Borough, London, Prentice is a former cricketer who played for Oxford University.[3]

He is married to Marie-Josephine (Nina) and has two sons and two daughters. A daughter Helen, a doctor, married his predecessor's nephew Hon. Mark Asquith in May 2008 in Ashbury, Oxfordshire.

Prentice was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[4]

On January 6, 2010, Prentice gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.[5]

From March/April 2011 Prentice led the UK's diplomatic team in Libya which is liaising closely with the opposition in Benghazi.[6]

Career highlights

  • 1977–1978 FCO, Desk Officer, Near East and North Africa Department
  • 1985–1989 Washington, First secretary (Near East and South Asia)
  • 1989–1990 FCO, Assistant Head of European Community Department (External)
  • 1990–1993 FCO, Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd
  • 1994–1998 Budapest, Deputy Head of Mission
  • 1998–2002 FCO, Head of Near East and North Africa Department
  • 2002–2006 Amman, Her Majesty's Ambassador
  • 2006–2007 UK Special Representative, later FCO Co-ordinator for the Sudan Peace Process
  • 2007-2009 Iraq, Her Majesty's Ambassador
  • 2011- Italy, Her Majesty's Ambassador

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ "Christopher Prentice" Cricinfo database. Retrieved 25 May 2008
  4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 3. 13 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Iraq inquiry - day by day timeline of evidence given". BBC News (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8378559.stm. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  6. ^ [3] Retrieved 19 April 2011



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