Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Oxford and Asquith OBE |
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Asquith coat of arms
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| Member of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 22 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | The Lord Methuen |
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| Born |
Raymond (Benedict Bartholomew Michael) Asquith 24 August 1952 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality |
 British
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| Political party | Liberal Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Clare Asquith (née Pollen) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parents | 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith (father) |
| Residence | London Mells, Somerset |
| Alma mater |
Ampleforth; Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith, OBE (born 24 August 1952) is a British former diplomat and hereditary peer. Styled Viscount Asquith until he succeeded to his father's peerage titles on 16 January 2011, the earldom of Oxford and Asquith was created for his paternal great-grandfather, H. H. Asquith, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Lord Oxford (as he is now known) is the elder son of the late 2nd Earl of Oxford and Asquith. He is named after his paternal grandfather Raymond Asquith, a scholar and Army officer, who was killed in action during the First World War.
He was educated at Farleigh School and Ampleforth College, and subsequently obtained an MA degree at Balliol College, Oxford.
Raymond Asquith joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1980 as a career diplomat, serving until 1997. As well as postings in London at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and to the Cabinet Office, he served as First Secretary at the British Embassy in Moscow from 1983–85, and Counsellor at HM Embassy in Kiev from 1992–97. According to the Daily Telegraph, he was MI6 station commander in Moscow and was personally responsible for exfiltrating the KGB officer and British agent Oleg Gordievsky concealed in his car.
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