Former Ambassador to the US ( 2007 to 2012 ) Sir Nigel Sheinwald was appointed to the post on 19 September 2014 , shortly before the Rifkind report on the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby had been issued to public view . This role was announced by the PM David Cameron when he set out the government ’s plans to introduce emergency legislation to preserve data retention and investigation powers ( the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 ) in July 2014 , however , no mention is made of the post in the legislation
murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby
Murder of Lee Rigby
Special Envoy on Intelligence and Law Enforcement Data Sharing