Kim Darroch

Kim Darroch is a British diplomat and author who served as the UK's National Security Adviser and as British Ambassador to the United States. His diplomatic career spanned over four decades, during which he was involved in some of the most significant foreign policy decisions of the modern era. He resigned as Ambassador to Washington in 2019 after confidential diplomatic cables in which he candidly assessed the Trump administration were leaked to the press. Collateral Damage is his account of his time as Ambassador in Washington during the Trump presidency, offering an insider's perspective on the special relationship, the workings of diplomacy and the extraordinary events he witnessed at the heart of American power. The book is both a diplomatic memoir and a firsthand account of one of the most turbulent periods in recent US-UK relations. Available as both a book and an audiobook — narrated by Darroch himself — Collateral Damage offers fascinating listening and reading for anyone interested in diplomacy, politics and the real story behind the headlines.