Christopher Prentice

Christopher Prentice
Prentice in 2012
Prentice in 2012
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy
In office
2011–2016
Preceded byEdward Chaplin
Succeeded byJill Morris
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iraq
In office
2007–2009
Preceded byDominic Asquith
Succeeded bySir John Jenkins
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Jordan
In office
2002–2006
Preceded byEdward Chaplin
Succeeded byJames Watt
Personal details
Born (1954-09-05) 5 September 1954 (age 70)
Southwark, London
NationalityBritish
SpouseMarie-Josephine
Children4 (2 sons, 2 daughters)
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Christopher Norman Russell Prentice CMG (born 5 September 1954) is a retired British diplomat. His last diplomatic post was Ambassador to Italy.[1] He is currently Chairman of the Governors of the British Institute of Florence.[2]

Prentice had been a British diplomat since 1977. From 2002 to 2006 he served as British Ambassador to Jordan, and from 2007 to 2009 as Ambassador to Iraq.

  1. ^ PRENTICE, Christopher Norman Russell, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, 2017 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)
  2. ^ [1] British Institute of Florence website. Retrieved 12 June 2018.