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, England, UK |
| Spouse | Charles Roxburgh |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | |
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, Lady Roxburgh, DCMG (born 23 September 1959), is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States[1] at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.[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.