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Steve McCarthy was appointed Minister (Defence Materiel) at the British Embassy in Washington in September 2014. Jointly with the Defence Attachė, he is responsible for all aspects of the UK-US defence relationship. In his previous role, from February 2011, he...
James Roscoe was appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Washington in July 2022. Before moving to Washington he was the UK Ambassador to the UN General Assembly from 2019. Prior to this, from 2016 to 2019 he...
Insolvency Service board member Frances Coulson becomes the third person to be inducted into the Women of Restructuring Hall of Fame
The Prime Minister led the UK delegation at the fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC on 31 March and 1 April.
DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in the USA, and US companies set up and invest in the UK
Mark Newton currently holds the role of Minister Defence (Director USA) at the British Embassy in Washington DC. As the most senior civilian in the British Defence Staff he works alongside the Defence Attache to maintain and further the UK-US...
Northern Region Judge J M Going and Member Mr J Faulkner sitting on 15 July 2021
Alongside our closest allies in the US, our British Defence Staff in the US (BDS US) personnel are always ready to respond, anywhere, anytime.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps visited Washington D.C. to hold urgent talks with his counterpart and members of Congress in support of global stability.
Rear Admiral Tim Woods serves as Defence Attaché at the British Embassy Washington. He leads the UK’s extensive military engagement and partnerships across all branches of the United States military. Rear Admiral Woods joins the team in Washington from Kyiv,...
2013 Tbilisi Her Majesty’s Ambassador 2011 to 2013 maternity leave 2009 to 2011 Bogota, Deputy Head of Mission 2007 to 2008 maternity leave 2006 to 2007 New Delhi, Counsellor and Head of Political Section 2004 to 2006 FCO, Head of...
Simon Shercliff was appointed as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran in August 2021. Previously he was Director for National Security at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from February 2018. He also served as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the...
Erin Kuhn took up her posting as Consul (Government and Prosperity Affairs) at the UK Government Office in Denver in December 2015. She was previously Chief of Staff for Global Programs and University Life at New York University, where she...
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) supports democratic practices and institutions in developing democracies. Working with partner organisations, it strengthens the institutions of democracy, principally political parties, parliaments and institutions that make up civil society. Westminster Foundation for Democracy is...
Dean Churm was appointed as the British Consul and Consular Regional Operations Manager for the South-Central region of the USA in 2011. He is based in Florida but has responsibility for the provision of consular services to British nationals across...
George Hodgson is the British Ambassador to Colombia since September 2022. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002. He has previously served in Dakar, Washington, Kabul, Islamabad, Brussels and London. Date Role September 2022 Bogotá, HM Ambassador 2015...
Marital Status: Married Children: One daughter 2020 to 2023 British Ambassador to Jordan 2018 to 2019 Department for Exiting the European Union, Deputy Director, Near Neighbours 2017 to 2018 Various roles including Cabinet Office, Director Influence, National Security Secretariat 2016...
Northern Region Judge I Jefferson and Member Mrs S Usher sitting on 25 August 2022
Full name: Nigel John Dakin Married to: Amanda Dakin Children: Two 2016 – 2019 Washington, Counsellor, National Security Lead 2014 – 2019 Ministry of Defence, Non-Executive Director, British Army No 1 Board 2013 – 2016 FCO, Executive Board, Organisational Transformation...
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