Sir Dominick Chilcott | |
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British Ambassador to Turkey | |
In office 17 January 2018 –June 2022 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Richard Moore |
Succeeded by | Jill Morris |
British Ambassador to Ireland | |
In office 2012 –August 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | Julian King |
Succeeded by | Robin Barnett |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 November 1959 |
Alma mater | Greyfriars,Oxford |
Sir Dominick John Chilcott KCMG (born 17 November 1959) is a British diplomat [1] [2] who was Ambassador to Turkey from 2018 to 2022.
He went to the Catholic independent school,St Joseph's College,Ipswich,later also attended by his brother Martin. He attended Greyfriars,Oxford,a small Oxford permanent private hall that closed in June 2008. He gained a BA in Philosophy and Theology in 1982. [1] [2]
Chilcott joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982. From 1993–95 he was based in Lisbon. From 1998–2002 he worked in External Relations in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the European Union. From 2003–06 he was Director of the EU Directorate. [1] [2]
In 2006,he became the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He met the Queen as High Commissioner on 29 June 2006. From 2008–11 he was Deputy Head of Mission to the United States. [1] [2]
Chilcott briefly became Ambassador to Iran in 2011 before diplomatic relations were suspended,and then Ambassador to Ireland in 2012. [3] He was replaced in 2016 and in September 2017 the FCO announced that he was to be ambassador to Turkey from January 2018. [4] He took up the post on 17 January 2018. [5]
Chilcott married Jane Bromage in 1983. They have three sons and one daughter. [1] He met his wife at Oxford. He was appointed CMG in 2003 [6] and knighted KCMG in the 2018 New Year Honours. [7]
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