Christopher Prentice

His Excellency
Christopher Prentice
CMG

Prentice in 2012

Prentice in 2012
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy
Assumed office
January 2011
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister David Cameron
Preceded by Edward Chaplin
Personal details
Born (1954-09-05) 5 September 1954
Southwark, London
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 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

References

  1. "Christopher Prentice" Cricinfo database. Retrieved 25 May 2008
  2. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59090. p. 3. 13 June 2009.
  3. "Iraq inquiry - day by day timeline of evidence given". BBC News (BBC). Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. Retrieved 19 April 2011
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