Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 March 2020
Monarchs
Elizabeth II
Charles III
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
The Lord Darroch of Kew
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
In office 23 March 2018 – March 2020
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded by
Matthew Rycroft
Succeeded by
Dame Barbara Woodward
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan
In office 1 May 2015 – 29 February 2016
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Richard Stagg
Succeeded by
Dominic Jermey
Personal details
Born
(1959-09-23) 23 September 1959 (age 64) Preston, England, UK
Spouse
Charles Roxburgh
Children
2
Education
Girton College, Cambridge (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, Lady Roxburgh, DCMG (born 23 September 1959), is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States[1] at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.[2][3]
^"UK Names First Woman US Ambassador". BBC. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^"Birthdays". The Guardian. 23 September 2014. p. 41.
^Wintour, Patrick (27 November 2017). "Karen Pierce becomes first female UK ambassador to the UN". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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