The Latest Breaking News from Karen Pierce

The tenure of Dame Karen Pierce, the current office holder, is expected to come to an end at the start of 2025.

Our next man – or woman – in Washington will need all the political and diplomatic nous they can muster. Who will Keir Starmer pick and can he win over the next US president?

Keir Starmer may well have gone to bed on Tuesday night hoping to wake up on Wednesday morning to find himself teamed professionally with Kamala Harris – a fellow state prosecutor of the centre-left who happens also to be the leader of both the free world and his country’s closest…

Experienced envoy is considered best person to help guide Labour government during potentially fraught period

Dame Karen Pierce was appointed in 2020 and navigated Donald Trump’s final year of his first presidential term.

Keir Starmer’s team expected a Trump win and has long been building bridges despite political differences

“The Brits are Coming!” screamed the headline of the Trump campaign’s press release. It turned out to be the most moderate part of it. An absolute masterclass in hyperbole followed. Accusations of “illegal foreign assistance” and “anti-American election interference”, a parallel to the 243rd anniversary last week of the surrender…

The Led Zeppelin icon was honored in Washington D.C. for “his and the band's more than five decades making brilliant British music – and his life of philanthropy”

Film has emerged of Jimmy Page's speech at the exclusive Washington event, attended by the US Attorney General, the US Chief Justice and more