LONDON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Former prime minister David Cameron’s chief of staff has been appointed Britain’s ambassador to France, the Foreign Office announced Friday.
Cameron resigned in July after failing to keep Britain in the European Union in the June referendum.
But now his closest adviser Ed Llewellyn will play a diplomatic role in the negotiations for Britain’s departure from the bloc as London’s representative in Paris.
Llewellyn will take up his post in Paris in December.
“He will help us make a great success of Brexit while ensuring that Britain is more engaged in the continent of Europe than ever,” Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said.
Llewellyn will succeed Julian King, who was recently appointed as
the European commissioner for security on the European Union’s executive body.
“I look forward to representing British interests and to building
on the very strong relations our country has with France,” Llewellyn said.
“As we embark on a new chapter with the UK’s departure from the EU,
I will work hard to strengthen our cooperation and to address the many common challenges facing our two nations.”
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