British ambassador to us 2017 presidential election
Diplomatic cables sent from the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States back to London describe President Donald Trump as “inept,”.
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Karen Pierce
British diplomat (born 1959)
Not to be confused with Karen Pearce.
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, Lady Roxburgh, DCMG (born 23 September 1959), is a British diplomat who has served as British Ambassador to the United States since 2020.[1]
She was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations from 2018 to 2020 and the British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2015 to 2016.
She was the first woman appointed to the United States and United Nations roles, and the second in the Afghanistan role.[2][3]
Early life and education
Pierce was born in Preston, Lancashire, where her grandparents were mill workers.[4] Her father was an architectural draughtsman, and her mother was a secretary.[5]
After attending Penwortham Girls' High School, a grammar school in Lancashire, she continued her studies at Girton College, Cambridge, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English.
In 2012 she