Dominick Chilcott

Sir Dominick John Chilcott KCMG (born 17 November 1959) is a British diplomat[1][2] who is Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey.

His Excellency

Sir Dominick Chilcott

KCMG
British Ambassador to Turkey
Assumed office
17 January 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byRichard Moore
Personal details
Born (1959-11-17) 17 November 1959
Alma materGreyfriars, Oxford

Early life

He went to the Catholic independent school, St Joseph's College, Ipswich, later also attended by his brother Martin. He attended Greyfriars, Oxford, a small Oxford private hall that closed in June 2008. He gained a BA in Philosophy and Theology in 1982.[1][2]

Career

Chilcott joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982. From 1993–95 he was based in Lisbon. From 1998–2002 he worked in External Relations in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the European Union. From 2003–06 he was Director of the EU Directorate.[1][2]

In 2006, he became the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. He met the Queen as High Commissioner on 29 June 2006. From 2008–11 he was Deputy Head of Mission to the United States.[1][2]

Chilcott briefly became Ambassador to Iran in 2011 before diplomatic relations were suspended, and then Ambassador to Ireland in 2012.[3] He was replaced in 2016 and in September 2017 the FCO announced that he was to be ambassador to Turkey from January 2018.[4] He took up the post on 17 January 2018.[5]

Personal life

Chilcott married Jane Bromage in 1983. They have three sons and one daughter.[1] He met his wife at Oxford. He was appointed CMG in 2003[6] and knighted KCMG in the 2018 New Year Honours.[7]

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References
  1. A & C Black (2012). "CHILCOTT, Dominick John". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. Foreign & Commonwealth Office (19 April 2012). "Dominick Chilcott's CV". British Embassy in Ireland's website. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. Appointment
  4. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Turkey". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 18 September 2017.
  5. "Sir Dominick Chilcott officially started his duty as British Ambassador to Turkey". British Embassy Ankara. 17 January 2018.
  6. "No. 57100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 2003. p. 10.
  7. "No. 62150". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2017. p. N4.

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Offices held
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Stephen Evans		 British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
2006–2007		 Succeeded by
Peter Hayes
British High Commissioner to the Maldives (non-resident)
2006–2007
Preceded by
Alan Charlton		 Minister and Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy, Washington
2008–2010		 Succeeded by
Philip Barton
Preceded by
Sir Simon Gass		 British Ambassador to Iran
2011		 Relations suspended
Preceded by
Julian King		 British Ambassador to Ireland
2012–2016		 Succeeded by
Robin Barnett
Preceded by
Richard Moore		 British Ambassador to Turkey
2018–present		 Incumbent
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