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British Defence Staff – US

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The British Defence Staff – US, which was previously known as British Joint Staff Mission and British Defence Staff (Washington), is the home of the Ministry of Defence in the United States of America and its purpose is to serve the interests of His Majesty's Government in the US.[1]

The British Defence Staff – US is led by the Defence Attaché who is the British Ambassador's senior adviser on defence issues, and has responsibility over 750 military and civilian Ministry of Defence personnel located both within the Embassy and in 30 states across the US.[1]

Recent defence attachés

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Attachés have included:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "British Defence Staff-US – A New Name, A Renewed Commitment". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Senior Appointments 10 February 2020". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "British Embassy Washington Welcomes New Defence Attaché, Rear Admiral Tim Woods". GOV.UK.
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