Peter Westmacott
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Sir Peter Westmacott GCMG LVO |
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| British Ambassador to the United States |
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In office 2012–2016 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Nigel Sheinwald |
| Succeeded by | Sir Kim Darroch |
| British Ambassador to France | |
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In office 2007–2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Gordon Brown; David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir John Holmes |
| Succeeded by | Sir Peter Ricketts |
| British Ambassador to Turkey | |
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In office 2002–2006 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Sir David Logan |
| Succeeded by | Nick Baird |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter John Westmacott 23 December 1950 Edington, Somerset, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Susie, Lady Westmacott |
| Relations |
Rev. Prebendary Ian Westmacott (father); Capt Herbert Westmacott (cousin) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir Peter John Westmacott, GCMG LVO (born 23 December 1950) is a senior British diplomat, who was British Ambassador to Turkey, then Ambassador to France (2007 to 2011) and finally Ambassador to the United States from January 2012 to January 2016, succeeding Sir Nigel Sheinwald, a posting announced by the Prime Minister's Office on 24 June 2011.
Westmacott joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1972, and his first overseas posting was as Second Secretary at Tehran, Iran, in 1974. In 1978, he was sent to the European Commission in Brussels, and from 1980 to 1984 he was in Paris. After a period in London he was in Ankara as Head of Chancery from 1987.
In 1990 he was Deputy Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales, and in 1993 was sent to Washington to serve as a Counsellor. Later postings included Director for the Americas in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Deputy Under Secretary of State.
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