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The British Embassy, Washington D.C. (alternatively in the US, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.) is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the interests of the United Kingdom and British Government. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Residence: British Ambassador's Residence, Washington, D.C. Appointer: The King on advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Term length: At His Majesty's pleasure: Inaugural holder: George Hammond First Envoy Extraordinary to US: Formation: 1791: Website: British Embassy ...
Turner joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2005 whilst First Secretary at the British Embassy Washington, DC. On his return to London he served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2007; as Director Middle East and North Africa, 2009–2012 during the Arab Spring. [4] [5]
British foreign secretaries, 1807–1916: studies in personality and policy (1927). pp. 89–130. online; Goodman, Sam. The Imperial Premiership: The Role of the Modern Prime Minister in Foreign Policy Making, 1964–2015 (Oxford UP, 2016). Hughes, Michael. British Foreign Secretaries in an Uncertain World, 1919–1939. (Routledge, 2004 ...
From 1992 to 1995 she worked in Washington, D.C., as Private Secretary to the British Ambassador to the United States, Robin Renwick. She held various positions at the FCO between 1996 and 2000, including Team Leader for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova (1996−1997), Deputy Head of the Eastern Adriatic (Balkans) Department (1997−1999) and Head ...
David Lammy was appointed Foreign Secretary on 5th July 2024 following the 2024 general election. The FCDO is managed day-to-day by a civil servant, the permanent under-secretary of state for foreign affairs, who also acts as the Head of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. Sir Oliver Robbins took office as permanent under-secretary on 8 January 2025.
The United Kingdom does not maintain a full embassy or High Commission in a number of countries. In each of these cases the head of mission to another country, usually a neighbouring one, is also accredited to the other country (except, at present, for the ambassadors to Haiti and Honduras, who are dedicated but non-resident).
David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2024. [2] A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 2002 and 2010.