Karen Pierce
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 64 |
| Date of birth | September 23,1959 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Charles Roxburgh |
| Employer | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
| Job | Diplomat |
| Education | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Girton College, University of Cambridge | |
| Born | Preston |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | British |
| Prime minist | Boris Johnson |
| Liz Truss | |
| Rishi Sunak | |
| Position | United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom |
| British Ambassador to the United States since 2020 | |
| Previous position | Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations (2018–2020) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 559002 |
Karen Pierce Life story
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce, Lady Roxburgh, DCMG is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.
President Biden visits the UK, in pictures
... On Sunday evening, President Biden arrived on Air Force One at Stansted Airport in Essex and was greeted by Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex; Jane Hartley, US Ambassador to the UK; and Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US...
James Le Mesurier: White Helmets backer discovered dead in Turkey
... The Russian allegation was strongly denied on Monday by Karen Pierce, the UK ambassador to the UN, who said: The Russian charges against him, that came out of the foreign ministry that he was a spy, are categorically untrue...
James Le Mesurier: White Helmets backer discovered dead in Turkey
James Le Mesurier received an OBE for his work with White Helmet volunteers In Syria
A former British Army officer honoured by The Queen for his work with the White Helmets civil defence group In Syria has been found dead in Turkey.
The Body of James Le Mesurier, who received an OBE in 2016, was discovered on Monday near his home in Istanbul, White Helmet sources told the BBC.
Mr Le Mesurier Set Up the Mayday Rescue emergency response group, which helped train White Helmets volunteers.
The Cause of death is not known. Turkey has launched an investigation.
In a tweet, the White Helmets said
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a director of The Doctors Under Fire campaign group and a friend of Mr Le Mesurier, said: "It's absolutely tragic. He was one of The Few people who have made a humanitarian footprint In Syria . "
Mr de Bretton-Gordon said the White Helmets had a very "strong structure" and their work would continue. But he said Mr Le Mesurier's death had left a "hole to fill".
What do we know about Le Mesurier's death?Mr Le Mesurier's body was found at about 04:30 local time (01:30 GMT) on The Street near his home and office in Istanbul's Beyoglu district on the European side of The City .
He was found with fractures to his head and legs, Turkish media say, and is believed to have fallen from his balcony.
The entrance of the home reportedly belonging to Mr Le Mesurier was sealedA "comprehensive" investigation has been launched, the Istanbul governor's office says.
Who was Le Mesurier?Mr Le Mesurier, who was believed to be in his 40s at the time of his death and had also worked for the United Nations , was considered a co-founder of the White Helmets.
The organisation, which is also known as the Syria Civil Defence, helps rescue civilians Caught Up in attacks in areas of Syria controlled by the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.
The White Helmets describe themselves as a volunteer workforce acting to save people In Syria 's war zonesIn 2016, the organisation received The Right Livelihood Award in recognition for "outstanding bravery, compassion and humanitarian engagement in rescuing civilians". Later the same year The Group was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
But the Syrian government and its allies Russia and Iran have accused the White Helmets of openly aiding terrorist organisations and the Russian foreign ministry last week accused Mr Le Mesurier of being a former agent of the UK's Secret Intelligence Service, better known as MI6.
The Russian allegation was strongly denied on Monday by Karen Pierce , the UK ambassador to the UN, who said: "The Russian charges against him, that came out of The Foreign ministry that he was a spy, are categorically untrue. "
Mr Le Mesurier received an OBE (Officer of The Order of the British Empire ) from The Queen in 2016 for "services to the Syria Civil Defence group and the protection of civilians In Syria ".
Who are the White Helmets?syria, syrian civil war, turkey, istanbul
Source of news: bbc.com
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