Warren Stephens to be nominated as U.S. Ambassador to United Kingdom

KUAR | By Roby Brock / Talk Business & Politics

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday (Dec. 2) that he will nominate Warren Stephens, chair, president and CEO of Little Rock-based Stephens Inc., as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Stephens Inc. is a privately held, independent financial services firm headquartered in Little Rock. Stephens has 28 offices worldwide and employs more than 1,200 people. It has offices in London, England and Frankfurt, Germany, two of the largest financial centers in Europe.

In a statement on his Truth Social account, Trump said:

“I am pleased to announce that Warren A. Stephens, one of the most successful businessmen in the Country, has been nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s, a role in which he will act as our Representative to the United Kingdom. Over the last 38 years, while serving as the President, Chairman, and CEO of his company, Stephens Inc., Warren has built a wonderful financial services firm, while selflessly giving back to his community as a philanthropist.

Warren Stephens to be nominated as U.S. Ambassador to United Kingdom

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Bentonville welcomes notable speakers, including Boris Johnson and Matthew McConaughey, to kick off Heartland Summit

by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

Boris Johnson may not be the person who comes to mind when discussing the American Heartland.

But the former London mayor (2008-2016) and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019-2022) did make an appearance in downtown Bentonville on Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the opening session of the Heartland Summit.

Approximately 350 policymakers, investors, business and thought leaders and entrepreneurs from across the country are in Bentonville for the two-day, invitation-only gathering. It is the signature annual event of Heartland Forward, a nonpartisan “think-and-do” tank in Bentonville.

Bentonville welcomes notable speakers, including Boris Johnson and Matthew McConaughey, to kick off Heartland Summit

Steuart Walton, left, and Boris Johnson discussed several topics during Wednesday's Heartland Summit in downtown Bentonville.

UK trade minister seeks stronger Arkansas ties on visit

by Steve Brawner (BRAWNERSTEVE@MAC.COM)

The United Kingdom wants to do more business with the United States and with Arkansas, the U.K.’s minister of state for trade policy said in Little Rock Wednesday (April 13).

Minister Penny Mordaunt was scheduled to spend Tuesday and Wednesday in Arkansas after previously visiting Texas. She met with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, small business leaders, and the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

According to the U.K.’s Department for International Trade, that nation was Arkansas’ sixth largest export market in 2019. Arkansas imports $124 million worth of U.K. goods, and U.K. businesses support 6,400 Arkansas jobs.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/04/uk-trade-minister-seeks-stronger-arkansas-ties-on-visit/