By Ben Kerrigan
The British government has named Dame Karen – the currently the UK’s permanent representative to the United Nations as the first U.S ambassador. Ms Karen is currently the Uk’s permanent representative to the United Nations.
She replaces Sir Kim Darroch, who resigned in 2019 after description he made about President Donald Trump’s administration as”clumsy and inept” were exposed in leaked emails. Dame Karen said she hoped to “strengthen the special relationship” between the countries
Uk prime minister, Boris Johnson called her “an outstanding and accomplished diplomat”, tweeting: “I can think of no better person to drive forward our hugely important relationship with the United States at this time.”
Dame Karen is a career diplomat known for her sharp intellect and ebullience, has already won Mr Trump’s approval: he is reported to have called her “fab”. The posting comes ahead of post-Brexit trade deal negotiations with the US, and amid rows between the two nations over the future of the Iran nuclear deal and the use of Huawei technology.
Ms Karen has held posts in countries around the world, including Japan, Switzerland and the US, before becoming the British Ambassador in Afghanistan between 2015 and 2016.
She returned to London as the FCO’s chief operation officer until her posting at the UN. After the announcement of her new role, Dame Karen said: “I am honoured to have been asked to represent the UK in the US. I think it is the UK’s single most important relationship. There is a deep bond between Britain and the US, built on many pillars.
“We have a fantastic cross-government team across the US and I look forward to working with them to strengthen and even further deepen the special relationship between our two countries and peoples.”