Christopher Prentice
| Christopher N.R. Prentice CMG | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Prentice in 2012 | |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Edward Chaplin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1954 Southwark, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Josephine |
| Children | 4 (2 sons, 2 daughters) |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
Christopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG (born 5 September 1954) is the British Ambassador to Italy, formally styled Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Italian Republic, he took up his appointment in January 2011.[1]
Prentice has been a British diplomat since 1977. From 2007 to 2009 he served as British Ambassador to Iraq[2] and, from 2002 to 2006, as British Ambassador to Jordan.
Personal life
Born in The Borough, London, Prentice is a former cricketer who played a single first-class cricket match for Oxford University, scoring 4 and 19 in a game against Worcestershire.[3]
Prentice speaks fluent Arabic and Hungarian. He is married to Marie-Josephine (Nina) with whom he has two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Helen, a doctor, married his predecessor's nephew, Mark, 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.[4]
Career
On 6 January 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
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- ↑ "Christopher Prentice" Cricinfo database. Retrieved 25 May 2008
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 3. 13 June 2009.
- ↑ "Iraq inquiry - day by day timeline of evidence given". BBC News (BBC). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ Retrieved 19 April 2011
- "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq". Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- "UK appoints fourth Iraq ambassador in four years" July 7, 2007. IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency. Retrieved 25 May 2008.