Amb. Karen Pierce will be the first woman to hold the top envoy spot in Washington. The United Kingdom appointed a new ambassador to the United States on Friday, more than six months after the previous ambassador resigned following a leak of his private diplomatic cables disparaging the Trump administration.
The two countries recently hit a point of contention after the UK's decision to allow Huawei to be a part of its 5G network despite heavy lobbying from the US to ban the Chinese tech company. President Donald Trump"tore into" UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a phone call last week after the decision, according to a person familiar with the call.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab praised Pierce's appointment to the post, saying in a statement Friday,"We're proud to be sending to Washington such an outstanding diplomat, and I warmly congratulate her on her appointment.""I think it is the UK's single most important relationship," she said in a statement."There is a deep bond between Britain and the US, built on many pillars.
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