James Roscoe MVO
Biography
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 held the roles of Director for Communication at the Cabinet Office, and subsequently the Department for Exiting the European Union.
James was previously Communications Secretary to HM The Queen in the Royal Household from 2013 to 2016 and was Chief Press Officer in the Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street, for PMs Blair and Brown from 2006 to 2009.
His home department is the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. He has also had postings to: the UK Mission to the UN (2009 to 2012), working on sanctions, counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation issues; to the High Commission in Freetown, Sierra Leone (2004 to 2006); and to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Basra, Iraq (2003 to 2004).
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Deputy Head of Mission to the USA
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d’Affaires. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister. Smaller missions may not have a Deputy Head.
Previous roles in government
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Director for Communications and Stakeholders