Fiona Clouder was appointed as the UK Government’s regional ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, COP26, in March 2020. She joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (now FCDO) in 2001 from the Research Councils (now UKRI) to build and lead the FCO’s global Science and Innovation Network (UKSIN). After going to India as director of corporate services in 2006 and working on migration issues in London in 2009, Fiona led the FCO’s strategy on Latin America (the Canning Agenda) as deputy director, Americas, from 2011. She served as Her Majesty’s ambassador to Chile from 2014 to 2018, later returning to the UK to work on the Americas, Overseas Territories, climate diplomacy and preparations for COP26.