Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG

Biography

The Honourable Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG was British High Commissioner to the Republic of India.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name The Honourable Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG
Married to Louise Asquith
Children Four
2016 - 2019 British High Commissioner to India
2013 - 2015 Senior Adviser, Dentons LLP; Senior Director, Macro Advisory Partners; Senior Adviser, Group DF International; Chairman, Libyan British Business Council; Adviser, Tatweer Research; Adviser, Libya Holdings Group; Board of Advisers, Tamweel Capital; Board of Trustees, Institute of Statecraft
2011 鈥� 2012 Tripoli, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2011 UK Special Representative Libya
2007 鈥� 2011 Cairo, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2006 鈥� 2007 Baghdad, Her Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador
2004 鈥� 2006 FCO, Director Iraq
2004 Baghdad Deputy Special Representative and Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires
2001 鈥� 2004 Riyadh, Deputy Head of Mission
1997 鈥� 2001 Buenos Aires, Minister/Deputy Head of Mission
1997 Spanish Language Training
1996 鈥� 1997 FCO, Drugs and International Crime Department
1992 鈥� 1996 Washington, First Secretary
1990 鈥� 1992 FCO, Private Secretary to Minister of State
1989 鈥� 1990 FCO, Desk Officer, European Union Department (Internal)
1987 鈥� 1989 Muscat, First Secretary
1986 鈥� 1987 Damascus, Second Secretary and Head of British Interests Section
1984 鈥� 1986 FCO, Arabic Language Training
1983 鈥� 1984 FCO, Southern European Department
1983 Joined FCO, French language training followed by Soviet Department
1981 鈥� 1983 Executive Secretary, Parliamentary Association for Euro-Arab Co-operation, London
1981 Freelance Journalist, Amman
1979 鈥� 1981 Researcher, Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding (CAABU)
1975 Researcher, Institute of Palestinian Studies, Beirut
1975 Musa Alami project, Jericho, West Bank

Previous roles in government

  • British High Commissioner to the Republic of India
    • 2016 to 2020