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| Britain names new ambassadors to Iraq, Bahrain |
| 2006-06-15 |
| LONDON - Britain has appointed Dominic Asquith to be its new ambassador to Iraq, replacing William Patey, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. Asquith, 49 and an Arabic speaker, will take up his new post in August. The married father-of-four has been Iraq director at the Foreign Office in London since 2004. He was previously the charge dÂ’affaires at BritainÂ’s embassy in Riyadh during the deadly May 2003 attacks on the expatriate compounds in the city by the Al Qaeda terror network. Jamie Bowden has been appointed as BritainÂ’s new ambassador to Bahrain, replacing Robin Lamb. Bowden, 46, will take up his new post in November. The married father of five has been BritainÂ’s deputy head of mission in Kuwait since 2005 and previously filled the same role in Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Wow, neither's named Mohammed. |
| Posted by: Angolung Thoter3849 2006-06-15 02:00 |