Dominick Chilcott

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.

Career

He 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.

In 2006, Chilcott 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.

Chilcott briefly became Ambassador to Iran in 2011 before diplomatic relations were suspended, and then Ambassador to Ireland in 2012. He was replaced in 2016 and in September 2017 the FCO announced that he was to be ambassador to Turkey from January 2018.

Personal life

He married Jane Bromage in 1983. They have three sons and one daughter. He met his wife at Oxford. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2003.