List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United States


His Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador
to the United States of America
Incumbent
Dame Karen Pierce
since 23 March 2020[1]
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
British Embassy, Washington D.C.
StyleHer Excellency
Madam Ambassador
Reports toSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
ResidenceBritish Ambassador's Residence, Washington, D.C.
AppointerThe King
on advice of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderGeorge Hammond
First Envoy Extraordinary to US
Formation1791
WebsiteBritish Embassy – Washington

The British ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America.

The ambassador's residence is on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built in 1928.

  1. ^ Pierce, Karen [@KarenPierceUK] (23 March 2020). "Delighted to be accredited by @StateDept this afternoon as the new UK Ambassador. For me, the US is the UK's single most important bilateral relationship. We share experiences in war and peace, in defence, in commerce and now in tackling the coronavirus crisis" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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