- It is worth recalling that the position of U.K. Ambassador to the US was not vacant at the time the Prime Minister chose to appoint Peter Mandelson to the role. A highly competent and respected woman was replaced.
- For anyone wondering, it was Dame Karen Pierce, who had been in the FCO since 1981 and US ambassador since 2020. She was the first woman to hold the role.
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