Dame Karen Pierce | |
|---|---|
 Pierce in 2016 | |
| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2020 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Darroch of Kew |
| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
| In office 23 March 2018 – March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Rycroft |
| Succeeded by | Dame Barbara Woodward |
| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan | |
| In office 1 May 2015 – 29 February 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Richard Stagg |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Jermey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 September 1959 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Spouse | Charles Roxburgh |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, Lady Roxburgh, DCMG (born 23 September 1959), is a British diplomat who has served as the British Ambassador to the United States since 2020.[1]
She was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations from 2018 to 2020 and the British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2015 to 2016. She was the first woman appointed to the United States and United Nations roles, and the second in the Afghanistan role.[2][3]
- ^ "UK Names First Woman US Ambassador". BBC. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. 23 September 2014. p. 41.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (27 November 2017). "Karen Pierce becomes first female UK ambassador to the UN". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2018.