Press release

Prime Minister's Trade Envoy programme appointments

皇冠体育app Prime Minister has today made one re-appointment and one new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme.

From:
Department for Business and Trade, 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP
Published
26 May 2023
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

皇冠体育app Prime Minister has today made one re-appointment and one new appointment to his Trade Envoy programme.

  • 皇冠体育appo Clarke MP has been re-appointed as the Prime Minister鈥檚 Trade Envoy to Kenya.
  • Rt Hon Conor Burns MP has been appointed as the Prime Minister鈥檚 Trade Envoy to the US for Regional Trade and Investment.

Background:

  • Trade Envoys support the UK economy by supporting British businesses to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the UK鈥檚 global trade agenda. 皇冠体育appy champion Global Britain and promote the UK as a destination of choice for inward investment across all regions of the UK, helping to level up the country.
  • This new appointment will extend the total number of Trade Envoys to 37 parliamentarians, covering 67 markets.
  • 皇冠体育app role as a Prime Minister鈥檚 Trade Envoy is unpaid and voluntary with cross-party membership from both Houses.

Updates to this page

Published 26 May 2023