Christopher Battiscombe

Christopher Charles Richard Battiscombe

British Ambassador to Algeria of United Kingdom to Algeria
In office 000000001990-01-01-00001990 – 000000001994-01-01-00001994
Preceded by	Patrick Eyers
Succeeded by	Peter James Marshall
British Ambassador to Jordan of United Kingdom to Jordan
In office 000000001997-04-01-0000April 1997 – 000000002000-01-01-00002000
Preceded by	Peter Hinchcliffe
Succeeded by	Edward Chaplin (diplomat)

Personal details
Born	000000001940-03-27-0000March 27, 1940^[1]
Spouse(s)	married 1972 Brigid Melita Theres Lunn daughter of Peter Northcote Lunn
Children	1 daughter (1975) 1 son (1977)
Mother	Karin Sigrid, daughter of Dr. R. Timberg
Alma mater	000000001963-10-01-0000October 1963 language student at Middle East Centre for Arab Studies

Christopher Charles Richard Battiscombe C.R., C.M.G. (1992) is a retired British Ambassador.

Career

On 000000001963-08-19-0000August 19, 1963 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as 3rd Secretary.
In 1965 he was Third Secretary in Kuwait City (Kuwait).
In 1969 he was Assistant Private Secretary to Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
In 1971 he was employed at the British delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
In 1974 he was First Secretary in the British mission in New York City.
In 1978 he was employed at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1981 to 1984 he was Commercial Counselor in Cairo (Egypt).
From 1984 to 1986 he was Commercial Counselor in Paris (France).
From 1987 to 1990 he was Head of Permanent Under-Secretarys Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1990 to 1994 he was Ambassador in Algiers (Algeria).
From 1994 to 1997 he was Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Public Department)/Director, Public Services.
From 1997 to 2000 he was Ambassador in Amman Jordania.^[2]

↑ Foreign office list, p. 123
↑ p. 41, Diplomatic Service List 2000, Southgate Publishers, 1999, H.M. Stationery Office, p. 139, The Diplomatic Service List, 1993, p. 115

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