David Quarrey
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Nationality | UK | |||||||||||
Spouse | Aldo Oliver Henriquez | |||||||||||
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David Quarreyis a British diplomat. He was private secretary for two years of Tony Blair was he UK Prime Minister.[1] He was made UK Ambassador to Israel in July 2015.[1]
Career
Quarrey, who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994,[2][3] 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.[4]
Quarrey's term as Ambassador to Israel ended in June 2019. He was replaced by Neil Wigan.[5]
Quarrey is per 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson's International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser.[6]
Personal life
Quarrey was Britain's first openly gay Ambassador to Israel.[4] His husband is Aldo Oliver Henriquez.[7]
References
- ↑ a b http://www.timesofisrael.com/firstly-openly-gay-uk-ambassador-proud-to-be-in-israel/
- ↑ http://www.gov.uk/government/world-location-news/britains-new-ambassador-arrives-in-israel
- ↑ http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/British-Foreign-Office-announces-David-Quarrey-will-be-UKs-next-ambassador-to-Israel-392055#article=6020OEEyODlDNzAzRUU2RkIwNjQxN0E2QTY0Rjg4MDI0OUM=
- ↑ a b http://www.timesofisrael.com/firstly-openly-gay-uk-ambassador-proud-to-be-in-israel/
- ↑ Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE. GOV.UK Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-10-aide-david-quarrey-caught-covid-on-india-trip-lp7bgqc9g
- ↑ https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Meet-the-Ambassador-Britains-David-Quarrey-469404
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