Sarah Cowley

Sarah took up her current role as British Deputy Ambassador to Spain in summer 2021. Before that she spent three years running the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Prosperity Fund department, which designed and implemented international aid programmes in Asia, Africa and South America. Sarah was appointed as British Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia in May 2013. She has 19 years experience working for the FCDO. She served in the British embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan and the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan. She was also seconded to the EU delegation in Kabul as a political advisor on peace and reconciliation.

In the Foreign Office in London, Sarah worked to improve links between business and the FCO, led an FCO team during the London 2012 Olympics, was Private Secretary to the UK’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan and to the Minister for the Middle East.

Before joining the Foreign Office Sarah worked for DLA Piper and KPMG in London. She also worked for 2 years for an NGO in Belize and Guatemala.
Sarah’s interests include travel and outdoor activities, particularly walking and being in the mountains. She is married and has two daughters. She grew up in Norfolk and studied history at University College London. She also has an MBA.