Quinton Quayle

Quinton Mark Quayle is a British diplomat. Educated at Bromsgrove School and University of Bristol, he entered the Foreign Office in 1977 and studied Thai at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

As a junior diplomat, he studied at Chiang Mai University.

In February 2007, he was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic. He took up this post in August 2007, succeeding Mr. David Fall, who retired as Ambassador and from the Diplomatic Service. He is due to leave this post in November 2010.

Quayle was previously the Ambassador for the United Kingdom in Romania (Bucharest) between November 2002 and May 2006, replaced by Robin Barnett.

He has spent a lot of time promoting trade and his most recent job before his posting to Bangkok was International Group Director with UK Trade and Investment. He has also worked in the private sector for Price Waterhouse Management Consultants. He has a wife, Alison Quayle and two sons, Christopher and Alexander.

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)

References

• Who's Who, A&C Black 2009

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