Mr Christopher Prentice has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in succession to the Honourable Dominic Asquith CMG who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Prentice will take up his appointment during September 2007.

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Full Name: Christopher Norman Russell Prentice                              

Married to:  Marie-Josephine (Nina)           

Children: Two sons, two daughters

 

2006 – 2007            UK Special Representative,

                              later FCO Co-ordinator for the Sudan Peace Process

2002 – 2006            Amman, Her Majesty's Ambassador

1998 – 2002            FCO, Head of Near East and North Africa Department

1994 – 1998            Budapest, Deputy Head of Mission

1993 – 1994            Hungarian Language Training

1990 – 1993            FCO, Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd

1989 – 1990            FCO, Assistant Head of European Community Department (External)

1985 – 1989            Washington, First secretary (Near East and South Asia)

1983 – 1985            Cabinet Office, Middle East Analyst

1980 – 1983            Kuwait City, Third later Second Secretary

1978 – 1979            Arabic Language Training

1977 – 1978            FCO, Desk Officer, Near East and North Africa Department

 

 

On 9 October the Foreign Secretary outlined details of ex-gratia assistance to be provided to Iraqi staff working for British Armed Forces and Civilian Missions in Iraq.

 

On Tuesday 30 October the Foreign Secretary gave further details of the assistance to be made available.

 

The Foreign Secretary’s statement, criteria for those seeking assistance, and application can be viewed on at assistance to locally engaged staff in Iraq.

  

There is currently no public visa service in Baghdad, the British Embassies in Amman, Jordan, and Beirut, Lebanon, are the designated posts for Iraq. Applicants are strongly advised to make an appointment with the Visa Section in Amman or Beirut before travelling as appointments are booked several weeks in advance.

 

The British Embassy in Baghdad has a Consular Section. Any British nationals travelling to Iraq for essential reasons should Register their presence with the British Embassy.