David Quarrey CMG[1] (born 1966) is a British diplomat and the British Ambassador to NATO since 2022. He was formerly acting National Security Adviser, having taken over the role while David Frost continued as the United Kingdom's Chief Negotiator to the European Union during the Brexit negotiations.[2][3] He was the UK's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.[4]
David Quarrey | |
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| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO | |
| Assumed office 25 April 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Dame Sarah MacIntosh |
| United Kingdom National Security Adviser | |
| Acting 17 September 2020 – 23 March 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Sir Mark Sedwill |
| Succeeded by | Sir Stephen Lovegrove |
| British Ambassador to Israel | |
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Matthew Gould |
| Succeeded by | Neil Wigan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Aldo Oliver Henriquez |
Career
editQuarrey, who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994,[5][6] previously directed its Near East and North Africa Department. He has also served as a British diplomat in Harare, in Delhi and at the United Nations in New York. When Tony Blair was British prime minister, he was his private secretary for two years.[7]
Quarrey's term as Ambassador to Israel ended in June 2019. He was replaced by Neil Wigan.[8]
Quarrey was previously Prime Minister Boris Johnson's International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser.[9] In April 2022 he was appointed as the British Ambassador to NATO. [10][11]
Personal life
editQuarrey was Britain's first openly homosexual Ambassador to Israel.[7] His husband is Aldo Oliver Henriquez.[12]
In 2021, he tested positive for the Indian variant of COVID-19 after returning from a government business trip to India.[9]
References
editExternal links
edit- David Quarrey CMG. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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