The following table shows the name and rank of the officers who have undertaken the role of senior British representative to CENTCOM of the United States between 2001 and 2006, and how long each person served in that capacity:
(a) Name (b) Rank as Senior British Representative to CENTCOM (c) Period of Service (d) Length of Tenure (months) Sir Jock Stirrup GCB AFC ADC FRAeS FCMI Air Marshal September 2001 to May 2002 9 Sir Cedric Delves KBE DSO Lieutenant General May 2002 to October 2002 6 David Wilson CB CBE Major General October 2002 to October 2003 12 Mike Heath CBE FRAeS Air Vice-Marshal October 2003 to August 2005 22 Jonathon Riley DSO Major General August 2005 to August 2007 24
The following table shows the subsequent positions in the British military establishment that senior British representatives to CENTCOM of the United States between 2001 and 2006 have taken up:
(a) Name (b) Subsequent military positions Sir Jock Stirrup GCB AFC ADC FRAes FCMI Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Equipment Capability) (May 2002 to July 2003) Chief of The Air Staff (July 2003 to April 2006) Chief of Defence Staff (April 2006 to present) Sir Cedric Delves KBE DSO Commander Field Army (October 2002 to September 2003) Deputy Commander in Chief NATO Headquarters Armed Forces North (September 2003 to December 2003). Medically discharged following a serious road traffic accident December 2003 David Wilson CB CBE Commander United Kingdom Amphibious Forces (October 2003 to August 2004) Commandant General Royal Marines (Titular Role) (February 2004 to August 2004) Retired August 2004 Mike Heath CBE FRAeS Special Adviser to CENTCOM (August 2005 to Present)