Education
He went to the Catholic independent school, Street Joseph"s College, Ipswich, later also attended by his brother, (Cambridge-educated) Martin Chilcott. He attended Greyfriars, Oxford, a small Oxford college that closed in June 2008.
He went to the Catholic independent school, Street Joseph"s College, Ipswich, later also attended by his brother, (Cambridge-educated) Martin Chilcott. He attended Greyfriars, Oxford, a small Oxford college that closed in June 2008.
He gained a Bachelor in Philosophy and Theology in 1982. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1982. From 1993-1995 he was based in Lisbon.
From 1998-2002 he worked in External Relations in Brussels at the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom to the European Union.
From 2003-2006 he was Director of the European Union Directorate. In 2006, Chilcott became the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
He met the Queen as High Commissioner on 29 June 2006. From 2008-2011 he was Deputy Head of Mission to the United States.
Chilcott briefly became Ambassador to Iran in 2011 before diplomatic relations were suspended, and then Ambassador to Ireland in 2012.
He kissed hands with the Queen on 12 April 2012. He was appointed on 19 April 2012. lieutenant was announced on 7 March 2012.
United States of America Embassy in 2008 on YouTube.