Trump Names Businessman Warren Stephens for US Ambassador to UK

Stephens, an advocate for capitalism, heads a financial services firm based in Arkansas that has become a global player.

Office workers and commuters walking across a bridge in Canary Wharf in London on Oct. 6, 2021. Victoria Jones/PA

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Warren Stephens, a prominent investment banker and philanthropist, to be America’s next ambassador to the United Kingdom, pending Senate confirmation.

“Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time,” Trump said in a Dec. 2 post on social media. “I am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as the top Diplomat, representing the U.S.A. to one of America’s most cherished and beloved Allies.”