The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed The first mistake was appointing the peer despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein. The next would be claiming his security risks were properly managed I t is telling that the person who first floated the idea of Peter Mandelson as the next UK ambassador to America was probably himself. He seems to have looked at his global contacts and thought: this is