Christopher Prentice
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Christopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG
(born 5 September 1954) is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.
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).
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.
He is married to Marie-Josephine (Nina) and has two sons and two daughters. A daughter Helen, a doctor, married his predecessor's
nephew Mark Asquith, Viscount 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.
On January 6, 2010, Prentice gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.
From March/April 2011 Prentice led the UK's diplomatic team in Libya which is liaising closely with the opposition in Benghazi.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(born 5 September 1954) is the HM British Ambassador to Italy, he took up his appointment in January 2011.
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).
His previous appointment from 2002 to 2006 was as British Ambassador to Jordan.
Prentice speaks both Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
and Magyar (Hungarian).
Born in The Borough, London
London
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, Prentice is a former cricketer who played for Oxford University.
He is married to Marie-Josephine (Nina) and has two sons and two daughters. A daughter Helen, a doctor, married his predecessor's
Dominic Asquith
The Honourable Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG is a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Iraq between 2006 and 2007 and has been British Ambassador to Egypt since 2007.-Background and education:...
nephew Mark Asquith, Viscount 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.
On January 6, 2010, Prentice gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry.
From March/April 2011 Prentice led the UK's diplomatic team in Libya which is liaising closely with the opposition in Benghazi.
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