Biden picks Jane Hartley to serve as US ambassador to the UK
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President Joe Biden has chosen Jane Hartley to serve as the US ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Ms Hartley served as the US ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2017 under President Barack Obama.
The UK ambassadorship along with the US posting in Paris is thought to be the most prestigious diplomatic pastings for an American President to fill.
The London position is often considered to be the one of most consequence and heft because of the longtime diplomatic, military and historical relationship between the UK and the US.
Both the jobs in London and Paris come with historical mansions in the middle of the capitals for whoever is tapped by the president.
In the recent past, the London posting has often gone to a close friend of the president or a major donor to their campaign and has often been one of the first nominations that the president announces.
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