British Deputy Head of Mission James Roscoe Leaves Washington Post

James Roscoe, the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Washington, has left his post, the Foreign Office confirmed. No official explanation was provided for his abrupt departure, which was announced in a brief statement.

The departure marks another disruption for the embassy, which saw its former ambassador, Peter Mandelson, removed from his position last September following revelations about his links to the convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein. Roscoe served as acting ambassador for several months after Mandelson’s exit and had been considered a potential successor, but the ambassadorship was later given to another senior official, Christian Turner.

According to reports, Roscoe had recently been questioned as part of an investigation into a leak of top-secret discussions from a meeting of the National Security Council. Details from that meeting, which included discussions regarding a U.S. request to use British military bases at the onset of the Iran conflict, were reportedly leaked to a journalist in March. Foreign Office sources indicated that senior embassy officials were among those questioned about the leak.

Roscoe, a career diplomat, played a significant role in...