Christopher Prentice | |
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Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy | |
In office 2011–2016 | |
Preceded by | Edward Chaplin |
Succeeded by | Jill Morris |
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq | |
In office 2007–2009 | |
Preceded by | Dominic Asquith |
Succeeded by | Sir John Jenkins |
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Jordan | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
Preceded by | Edward Chaplin |
Succeeded by | James Watt |
Personal details | |
Born | Southwark,London | 5 September 1954
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Marie-Josephine |
Children | 4 (2 sons,2 daughters) |
Alma mater | Christ Church,Oxford |
Christopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG (born 5 September 1954) is a retired British diplomat. His last diplomatic post was Ambassador to Italy. [1] He is currently Chairman of the Governors of the British Institute of Florence. [2]
Prentice had been a British diplomat since 1977. From 2002 to 2006 he served as British Ambassador to Jordan,and from 2007 to 2009 as Ambassador to Iraq.
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]
On 6 January 2010,Prentice gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry. [5]
From March to May 2011 Prentice led the UK's diplomatic team in Libya which liaised closely with the opposition in Benghazi. [6]
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