Quinton Quayle
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Quinton Mark Quayle is a British diplomat. In February 2007, he was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic. He is due to take up this post in August 2007. He will succeed the current Ambassador, Mr. David Fall, who is to retire from the Diplomatic Service. He was the ambassador of the United Kingdom in Romania (Bucharest) between November 2002 and May 2006, replaced by Robin Barnett. Before taking up his post in Romania, he studied the Romanian language in Iaşi and now speaks the language fluently. One of his areas of expertise is the European Union, which is part of the reason why he was sent as ambassador to Romania, which will join the EU by 2007, in part due to the advocacy of the UK. Mr. Quayle has been Deputy Head of the European Community Department, FCO. His responsibilities here included the Association Agreement with Romania.
He has spent a lot of time promoting trade and his most recent job was International Group Director with UK Trade and Investment. He has also worked in the private sector for Price Waterhouse Management Consultants.
His interests include book collecting - first editions of detective fiction - and watching football - he is a fan of West Bromwich Albion F.C..
Mr. Quayle is married to Alison, who is a professional French translator. They have two sons, one studying Philosophy at Newcastle University and the other working as a Corporate Planning specialist near London.
[edit] Career
Before being sent to Romania, Quayle's previous postings included:
- Bangkok, Thailand (Second Secretary, Political)
- Paris, France (First Secretary, Political)
- Jakarta, Indonesia (Deputy Head of Mission}
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