David Quarrey


David Quarrey CMG is a British diplomat and the Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Deputy National Security Adviser along with Alex Ellis. He was the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.
Quarrey, who joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994, previously directed its Near East and North Africa Department. He has also served as a British diplomat in Harare, in Delhi and at the United Nations in New York. When Tony Blair was British prime minister, he was his private secretary for two years.
Quarrey's term as ambassador to Israel ended in June 2019. He was replaced by Neil Wigan.
Quarrey was Britain's first openly gay ambassador. His husband is Aldo Oliver Henriquez.