Ever fancied going stateside? Enjoy travel, hobnobbing and schmoozing Republicans? Well, now you can, thanks to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) latest posting. After Peter Mandelson’s unfortunate demise last month, London is looking for an ambitious, industrious type to go be our new man (or woman) in Washington D.C. The job advert has gone up this week on the civil service website, with all applications welcome by 2 November. It trumpets how:

His Majesty’s Ambassador to The United States is the largest and most complex Head of Mission role in the FCDO, testing every aspect of leadership. The US is one of our closest allies and the relationship is more important than ever. The US is the world’s strongest power, and an essential partner for the UK on all of the

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