David Quarrey

Sir David Quarrey (born 1966) is a British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to NATO from 2022 to 2025. He was formerly acting National Security Adviser, having taken over the role while David Frost continued as the United Kingdom's Chief Negotiator to the European Union during the Brexit negotiations. He was the UK's Ambassador to Israel from 2015 to 2019.

Career 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 previously Prime Minister Boris Johnson's International Affairs Adviser and Deputy National Security Adviser. In April 2022 he was appointed as the British Ambassador to NATO.

Personal life Quarrey was Britain's first openly homosexual Ambassador to Israel.

In 2021, he tested positive for the Indian variant of COVID-19 after returning from a government business trip to India.