Christian Turner | |
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 Turner in 2020 | |
| British Ambassador to the United States | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Succeeding | Peter Mandelson |
| Political Director of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office | |
| In office January 2023 –September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Tim Barrow |
| British High Commissioner to Pakistan | |
| In office 1 December 2019 –January 2023 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Drew |
| Deputy National Security Adviser and Prime Minister’s Adviser on International Affairs | |
| In office April 2017 –July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | General Sir Gwyn Jenkins (Deputy National Security Adviser for Conflict,Stability and Defence) |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Quarrey |
| British High Commissioner to Kenya | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Robert Macaire |
| Succeeded by | Nic Hailey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christian Philip Hollier Turner |
| Nationality | British |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of York (PhD) |
Christian Philip Hollier Turner CMG is a British diplomat. In December 2025 it was announced that he would be the next British ambassador to the United States,following the dismissal of Peter Mandelson. [1] [2]
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He previously served as Political Director of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office from January 2023 to September 2025 and is a Visiting Fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. [3] He was the British High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2019 to 2023,and was expected to take up the role of British ambassador to the United Nations in 2025,before his appointment to Washington was announced. [4] [5] [6]