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His ExcellencyChristopher BattiscombeCMG

Her Majesty's Ambassador to Jordan
In office 1997–2000
Preceded by	Peter Hinchcliffe
Succeeded by	Edward Chaplin
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Algeria
In office 1990–1994
Preceded by	Patrick Eyers
Succeeded by	Peter James Marshall

Personal details
Born	(1940-04-27) 27 April 1940 (age 84)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Brigid Lunn (m. 1972)
Children	2 (1 daughter, 1 son)
Alma mater	Middle East Centre for Arab Studies
Occupation	Diplomat

Christopher Charles Richard Battiscombe CMG (born 27 April 1940) is a retired British diplomat. After he retired from the foreign service he became director general of the society of London Art Dealers.

He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and New College, Oxford.

Career

On 19 August 1963 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as 3rd Secretary.
In 1965 he was Third Secretary in Kuwait City (Kuwait).
In 1969 he was Assistant Private Secretary to Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
In 1971 he was employed at the British delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris.
In 1974 he was First Secretary in the British mission in New York City.
In 1978 he was employed at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1981 to 1984 he was Commercial Counselor in Cairo (Egypt).
From 1984 to 1986 he was Commercial Counselor in Paris (France).
From 1987 to 1990 he was Head of Permanent Under-Secretarys Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1990 to 1994 he was Ambassador in Algiers (Algeria).
From 1994 to 1997 he was Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Public Department)/Director, Public Services.
From 1997 to 2000 he was Ambassador in Amman Jordan.

References

Foreign office list, p. 123
entry on him being art dealer society director general
"Battiscombe, Christopher Charles Richard, (born 27 April 1940), Director General (formerly Secretary General), Society of London Art Dealers, since 2001; Secretary, British Art Market Federation, since 2001." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
p. 41, Diplomatic Service List 2000, Southgate Publishers, 1999, H.M. Stationery Office, p. 139, The Diplomatic Service List, 1993, p. 115

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