Dominic Asquith

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The Honourable Dominic Anthony Gerard Asquith, CMG, (b. 7 February 1957) is a British diplomat since 1983. His most recent post was British Ambassador to Egypt (Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Egypt).. He was previously British Ambassador to Iraq (officially Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq)[1], and became Ambassador to Egypt in December 2007.

Asquith has served for many years in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq. He was appointed Companion, Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2004.[2]

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[edit] Career highlights with particular reference to Middle East

  • 1986-1987 Second Secretary, Damascus, Syria
  • 1987-1989 First Secretary, Muscat
  • 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Director Iraq
  • 2006-2007 HM Ambassador to Iraq
  • 2007-Present HM Ambassador to Egypt

[edit] Background and family

Dominic Asquith is the younger son of the 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith 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 is married since 1988 to the former Louise Cotton, who had worked in the British Foreign Service and resigned upon her marriage. They have issue 2 sons (b. 1992 and 1994) and 2 daughters (b. 1989 and 1990).

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[edit] Further reading

Who's Who, 2007 edition.


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