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Ken O’Flaherty became Acting High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam in August 2025 after serving as the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to Myanmar from February 2023. Ken joined the Diplomatic Service in 1996, and has previously represented the UK government in...
The German-UK school trip travel arrangement has not yet come into force.
The UK has today confirmed the appointment of Dr Christian Turner CMG to be the next British Ambassador to the United States of America.
Sir Christian Turner KCMG has taken up the role of His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America.
The British Embassy Washington maintains and develops relations between the UK and the United States.
MI5 and cyber security services deliver rare briefings to Vice Chancellors and political parties to harden the UK’s resilience against foreign interference.
Mark Kent was British Ambassador to the Argentine Republic from July 2016 to June 2021. He was previously Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand (2012-2016) and Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2007-2010). He has served in the British...
Karen Pierce was appointed UK Special Envoy to the Western Balkans in February 2025 and started the role in March 2025. Karen was British Ambassador to the USA between March 2020 and February 2025. Prior to arriving in Washington DC,...
The United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations in New York covers a wide range of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's objectives from the peaceful settlements of disputes to protecting the environment, from respect for human rights to promoting sustainable...
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