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Question follow-through · 111942

USA: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who was (a) considered and (b) interviewed for the role of UK Ambassador to the United States in 2025.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Feb 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, who was (a) considered and (b) interviewed for the role of UK Ambassador to the United States in 2025.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    As is normal practice, we do not publish details of unsuccessful applicants, or potential candidates, for senior roles in the diplomatic service or elsewhere in government.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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