Lord Kim Darroch
The Lord Darroch of Kew KCMG
Lord Kim Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy. With four decades of experience in international negotiations, national security issues, and European affairs he served in a senior advisory capacity to four Prime Ministers, as well as represented the UK Government overseas as Ambassador to the United States and to the European Union. An experienced executive with a background in policy analysis, government affairs, and public speaking., Lord Darroch is a regular and authoritative commentator and contributor across key media channels and published media. Lord Darroch is available to speak on topical subjects at conferences, seminars, and dinners related to Government, Politics and Foreign Policy.
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Lord Kim Darroch Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type
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Languages Spoken
English
About Keynote Speaker Lord Kim Darroch
Lord Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy.
Most recently, Lord Darroch served as the British Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019). Prior to Washington, he was National Security Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron (2012-2015), and in that role, oversaw issues such as the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, Russian aggression in Ukraine, and the collapse of government authority in Libya. In addition, he worked in senior roles on UK-EU policy and multilateral negotiations, including spells as Permanent Representative to the European Union (2007-2011) and as EU Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair (2004-2007).
Earlier in his career, Lord Darroch worked in a wide range of positions and policy specialties, including Private Secretary to Minister of State for the Middle East, Head of the Adriatic Department during the Dayton Accord negotiations, and as Head of the News Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
In addition to his two ambassadorial postings, Lord Darroch completed tours in Brussels, Rome, and Tokyo. In 1997, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG), and as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in 2008. In 2019, he was made a life peer in the House of Lords.
He was born in 1954 in the village of South Stanley, County Durham in the North of England. He attended Durham University, where he read Zoology, and joined the Diplomatic Service in 1977. He married his wife, Vanessa, in 1978. They have two adult children, Simon and Georgina.
