The Lord Darroch of Kew | |
|---|---|
 Darroch in 2016 | |
| British Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 28 January 2016 – 31 December 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Peter Westmacott |
| Succeeded by | Karen Pierce |
| United Kingdom National Security Advisor | |
| In office 23 January 2012 – 7 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Peter Ricketts |
| Succeeded by | Mark Lyall Grant |
| United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union | |
| In office July 2007 – 23 January 2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | John Grant |
| Succeeded by | Jon Cunliffe |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 11 November 2019 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nigel Kim Darroch 30 April 1954 South Stanley, County Durham, England[1] |
| Spouse(s) |
Vanessa, Lady Darroch
(m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Abingdon School |
| Alma mater | Hatfield College, Durham (BSc) |
Nigel Kim Darroch, Baron Darroch of Kew, KCMG ( /ˈdærək/; born 30 April 1954) is a former British diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union.
On 10 July 2019, following the leak of diplomatic cables in which he had been critical of the Trump presidential administration, he resigned from his position as ambassador in Washington. Darroch concluded his post in December 2019 upon retirement from HM Diplomatic Service after a career spanning 40 years of public service.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 January 2016.