Dominic Asquith
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The Honourable
Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG
(b. 7 February 1957) is a British diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Iraq between 2006 and 2007 and has been British Ambassador to Egypt since 2007.
by his wife the late Anne Palairet (d. 1998), and a great-grandson of H.H. Asquith, a former British Prime Minister. Asquith's elder brother Raymond, father Lord Oxford, and maternal grandfather Sir Michael Palairet, all served as British diplomats. Like his father and brother, he was educated at Ampleforth
.
Asquith has served for many years in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
(CMG) in 2004.
On December 4, 2009, Asquith gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(b. 7 February 1957) 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
Asquith is the younger son of the 2nd Earl of Oxford and AsquithJulian Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Julian Edward George Asquith, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith KCMG , was a British colonial administrator.-Background and education:...
by his wife the late Anne Palairet (d. 1998), and a great-grandson of H.H. Asquith, a former British Prime Minister. Asquith's elder brother Raymond, father Lord Oxford, and maternal grandfather Sir Michael Palairet, all served as British diplomats. Like his father and brother, he was educated at Ampleforth
Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest Roman Catholic co-educational boarding independent school in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1802, as a boys' school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff of Ampleforth Abbey...
.
Diplomatic career
Asquith has been a diplomat since 1983. In December 2007 he became British Ambassador to Egypt. He was previously British Ambassador to Iraq.Asquith has served for many years in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(CMG) in 2004.
On December 4, 2009, Asquith gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry.
Career highlights
- 1983-1984 Diplomat, Soviet Dept
- 1984-1985 Diplomat, Southern Europe Dept
- 1986-1987 Second Secretary, Damascus, Syria
- 1987-1989 First Secretary (Chancery), Muscat
- 1989-1990 Diplomat, EC Dept (Internal) Dept
- 1990-1992 Private Secretary to Minister of State FCO
- 1992-1996 First Secretary, Washington DC, USA
- 1996 Drugs and International Crime Dept FCO
- 1997-2001 Minister and Dep Head of Mission, Buenos Aires
- 2001-2004 Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- 2004 Deputy Special Representative for Iraq, and Deputy Head of Mission, Baghdad, Iraq
- 2004-2006 Director Iraq, FCO
- 2006-2007 HM Ambassador to Iraq
- 2007–2011 HM Ambassador to Egypt
- 2011–Present UK Special Representative to Libya