List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To The United States
The British Ambassador to the United States is in charge of the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to the United States. The official title is Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America.
The ambassador's residence is on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and built in 1928.
The current British Ambassador to the United States is His Excellency Sir Peter Westmacott who was appointed in 2012, in succession to Sir Nigel Sheinwald.
In June 2011, it was announced by the Prime Minister's Office that Sir Peter Westmacott, then HM Ambassador to the French Republic would replace Sir Nigel in January 2012 as British Ambassador to the US.
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