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US ambassadorial appointment
Coverage of US ambassadorial appointment in the Nexus archive.
- Cabinet secretary apparently advised Starmer to wait for vetting before appointing Mandelson
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case advised Keir Starmer to delay announcing Peter Mandelson's appointment until security vetting was completed. Documents reveal Mandelson was granted a 'higher tiers' briefing before his vetting finalized, as part of the US ambassadorial appointment process.