David Quarrey

His Excellency
David Quarrey
CMG
His Excellency David Quarrey CMG
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO
	Incumbent
	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

David QuarreyCMG^[1](born 1966) is a British diplomat and theBritish Ambassador to NATOsince 2022. He was formerly actingNational Security Adviser,having taken over the role whileDavid Frostcontinued as the United Kingdom's Chief Negotiator to theEuropean Unionduring theBrexitnegotiations.^[2]^[3]He was the UK'sAmbassador to Israelfrom 2015 to 2019.^[4]

Career[edit]

Quarrey, who joined theForeign and Commonwealth Officein 1994,^[5]^[6]previously directed its Near East and North Africa Department. He has also served as a British diplomat inHarare,inDelhiand at theUnited Nationsin New York. WhenTony BlairwasBritish 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 byNeil Wigan.^[8]

Quarrey was previously Prime MinisterBoris Johnson's International Affairs Adviser andDeputy National Security Adviser.^[9]In April 2022 he was appointed as theBritish Ambassador to NATO.^[10]^[11]

Personal life[edit]

Quarrey was Britain's first openly homosexual Ambassador to Israel.^[7]His husband is Aldo Oliver Henriquez.^[12]

In 2021, he tested positive for theIndian variantofCOVID-19after returning from a government business trip to India.^[9]

References[edit]

^"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel"(Press release).Foreign and Commonwealth Office.24 February 2015.Retrieved20 August2015.
^"Deputy National Security Advisers"(PDF).whatdotheyknow.com.Whatdotheyknow. 23 October 2020.Retrieved23 October2020.David Frost remains Chief Negotiator for the EU talks and those negotiations will remain his top single priority until they have concluded, one way or another. Therefore, the Prime Minister agreed that David Quarrey should become Acting NSA
^Sleigh, Sophia (8 September 2020)."Boris Johnson gives 'spymaster' paintings to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill".Evening Standard.Retrieved1 January2021.He said the deputy NSA David Quarrey will take over from Sir Mark provisionally until date in October.
^"David Quarrey CMG".gov.uk.Retrieved23 October2019.
^"Britain's new ambassador arrives in Israel".British Embassy Tel Aviv. 13 July 2015.Retrieved5 February2019.
^Lewis, Jerry (24 February 2015)."British Foreign Office announces David Quarrey will be UK's next ambassador to Israel".The Jerusalem Post.Retrieved19 August2015.
^^a ^bWiner, Stuart (10 August 2015)."First openly gay UK ambassador 'proud' to be in Israel".Times of Israel.Retrieved19 August2015.
^Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE.GOV.UKRetrieved 16 October 2019.
^^a ^bWheeler, Caroline (25 April 2021)."No 10 aide David Quarrey caught Covid on India trip".The Sunday Times.Retrieved25 April2021.
^"Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO".GOV.UK.Retrieved15 June2022.
^"Sarah MacIntosh".Twitter.Retrieved15 June2022.
^Cashman, Greer Fay (5 October 2016)."Meet the Ambassador: Britain's Dvaid Quarrey".The Jerusalem Post.Retrieved23 October2019.

External links[edit]

David Quarrey CMG.Retrieved 3 November 2019.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Matthew Gould	British Ambassador to Israel 2015–2019	Succeeded by Neil Wigan
Government offices
Preceded by Lord Sedwill	ActingNational Security Adviser 2020–2021	Succeeded by Sir Stephen Lovegrove

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[Change-1] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel"(Press release).Foreign and Commonwealth Office.24 February 2015.Retrieved20 August2015.

[2] "Deputy National Security Advisers"(PDF).whatdotheyknow.com.Whatdotheyknow. 23 October 2020.Retrieved23 October2020.David Frost remains Chief Negotiator for the EU talks and those negotiations will remain his top single priority until they have concluded, one way or another. Therefore, the Prime Minister agreed that David Quarrey should become Acting NSA

[3] Sleigh, Sophia (8 September 2020)."Boris Johnson gives 'spymaster' paintings to outgoing Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill".Evening Standard.Retrieved1 January2021.He said the deputy NSA David Quarrey will take over from Sir Mark provisionally until date in October.

[Gov-4] "David Quarrey CMG".gov.uk.Retrieved23 October2019.

[5] "Britain's new ambassador arrives in Israel".British Embassy Tel Aviv. 13 July 2015.Retrieved5 February2019.

[Lewis-6] Lewis, Jerry (24 February 2015)."British Foreign Office announces David Quarrey will be UK's next ambassador to Israel".The Jerusalem Post.Retrieved19 August2015.

[Winer-7] Winer, Stuart (10 August 2015)."First openly gay UK ambassador 'proud' to be in Israel".Times of Israel.Retrieved19 August2015.

[Gov2-8] Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE.GOV.UKRetrieved 16 October 2019.

[Covid-9] Wheeler, Caroline (25 April 2021)."No 10 aide David Quarrey caught Covid on India trip".The Sunday Times.Retrieved25 April2021.

[10] "Prime Minister appoints Mr David Quarrey CMG as the UK's new Permanent Representative to NATO".GOV.UK.Retrieved15 June2022.

[11] "Sarah MacIntosh".Twitter.Retrieved15 June2022.

[Cashman-12] Cashman, Greer Fay (5 October 2016)."Meet the Ambassador: Britain's Dvaid Quarrey".The Jerusalem Post.Retrieved23 October2019.

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