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Speaker

Zoë Ware took up position as British Ambassador-Designate to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo (RoC) and the Central African
Republic (CAR) in May 2026. Prior to this she was the Political Counsellor at the British
High Commission in Pakistan, Islamabad.
As Assistant Private Secretary to Prince William from 2018-2022, Zoë was HRH’s
principal adviser on environmental and conservation work and oversaw the creation of
The Earthshot Prize from Kensington Palace.
Previously, Zoë worked for the Department for International Development at the British
Embassy in Afghanistan, and on UK policy towards Africa in both the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office and the Cabinet Office’s National Security Secretariat. At the
start of her career Zoë worked in the charity sector focused on African parliamentary
capacity building and the Commonwealth.
In her spare time, Zoë is a keen musician and plays the clarinet. She is a Member of the
Royal Victorian Order (MVO)