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Kim Darroch
British diplomat (born 1954)
Nigel Kim Darroch, Baron Darroch of Kew, KCMG (; born 30 April 1954) is a former British diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union.
On 10 July 2019, following the leak of diplomatic cables in which he had been critical of the Trump presidential administration, he resigned from his position as ambassador in Washington. Darroch concluded his post in December 2019 upon retirement from HM Diplomatic Service after a career spanning 40 years of public service.
Early life
[edit]Nigel Kim Darroch was born in the village of South Stanley in County Durham, England, on 30 April 1954, to Alastair Macphee Darroch and Enid Darroch.[2][3] He was educated at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire and at Durham University (Hatfield College), from where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Zoology in 1975.[2][4] Darroch was an avid fives player in his youth, representing his school and later Durham University.[5][6]
Career
[edit]Darroch joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1976.[2] He was appoint
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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 served as British Ambassador to the United States from March 2020 to February 2025.[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
[edit]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 was awarded a Master of Science in international strategy and diplomacy from the London School of Economics.[6][7]
Career
[edit]Pierce joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1981, inspired by Margaret Thatcher's victory in the 1979 ge