Turner has spent a nearly 30-year career working across Whitehall and the Foreign Office.

LONDON, Dec 18 - Britain on Thursday appointed Christian Turner as the UK ambassador to the United States, handing him a ‍pivotal ​role in navigating ties with President ‍Donald Trump's administration at a sensitive moment for the transatlantic relationship. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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