New diplomatic appoints announced

The PM’s diplomatic appointments in full

The PM’s diplomatic appointments in full

Read the full details of the prime minister's new senior diplomatic appointments:

• Sir Peter Ricketts, currently the Prime Minister’s National Security Advisor, to become HM Ambassador to France;

• Sir Jon Cunliffe, currently the Prime Minister’s Advisor on Europe and Global Issues, to become the UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union in Brussels;

• Sir Kim Darroch, currently the UK’s Permanent Representative to the EU, to become the Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser; and

• Sir Peter Westmacott, currently HM Ambassador France, to become HM Ambassador to Washington.