David Quarrey

David Quarrey
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO
Assumed office
25 April 2022
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded byDame Sarah MacIntosh
United Kingdom National Security Adviser
Acting
17 September 2020 – 23 March 2021
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded bySir Mark Sedwill
Succeeded bySir Stephen Lovegrove
British Ambassador to Israel
In office
2015–2019
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byMatthew Gould
Succeeded byNeil Wigan
Personal details
NationalityBritish
SpouseAldo Oliver Henriquez

David Quarrey CMG[1] (born 1966) is a British diplomat and the British Ambassador to NATO since 2022. He was formerly acting National Security Adviser, having taken over the role while David Frost continued as the United Kingdom's Chief Negotiator to the European Union during the Brexit negotiations.[2][3] He was the UK's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.[4]

  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. ^ "Deputy National Security Advisers" (PDF). whatdotheyknow.com. Whatdotheyknow. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020. 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. Retrieved 1 January 2021. He said the deputy NSA David Quarrey will take over from Sir Mark provisionally until date in October.
  4. ^ "David Quarrey CMG". gov.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2019.