David Quarrey

David Quarrey CMG[1] (born 1966) is a British diplomat and the Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Deputy National Security Adviser along with Alex Ellis.[2][3] He was the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.[4]

Quarrey, 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 Britain's first openly gay ambassador.[7] His husband is Aldo Oliver Henriquez.[9]

References
  1. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel" (Press release). Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. "David Quarrey". gov.uk. gov.uk. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019. Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser David Quarrey CMG
  3. "Deputy National Security Adviser Alex Ellis". UK Cabinet Office. Retrieved 17 April 2020. Alex Ellis started as Deputy National Security Adviser for the Integrated Review on diplomacy, development and defence in January 2020. Prior to that he was Director General in the Department for Exiting the EU for three years.
  4. "David Quarrey CMG". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  5. "Britain's new ambassador arrives in Israel". British Embassy Tel Aviv. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. Lewis, Jerry (24 February 2015). "British Foreign Office announces David Quarrey will be UK's next ambassador to Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. Winer, Stuart (10 August 2015). "First openly gay UK ambassador 'proud' to be in Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE. GOV.UK Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  9. Cashman, Greer Fay (5 October 2016). "Meet the Ambassador: Britain's Dvaid Quarrey". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Matthew Gould		 British Ambassador to Israel
2015–2019		 Succeeded by
Neil Wigan


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