James Clark (British diplomat)

James Clark (born 12 March 1963) is a British diplomat. He is currently Consul General at Chicago, and was previously British Ambassador to Luxembourg.[1] He was called "a new breed of diplomat" by The Times.[1]

A career diplomat, he was formerly assigned to the European Union first secretariat in Bonn, Germany.

Clark's appointment as British Ambassador to Luxembourg in March 2004 was heralded with some small controversy, due largely to his being openly gay.[1][2]

On 30 March 2004, he and his partner Anthony Stewart [2] made history by becoming the first officially recognised gay couple to have an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.

References

  1. ^ a b c Damian Whitworth, "A new breed of diplomat," The Times, 14 January 2005. Found at The Times online archives. Accessed August 3, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Helen Pidd, "Diplomatic doubles," The Guardian, 2 August 2008. Found at The Guardian online. Accessed August 3, 2010.