Janet Rogan
Biography
Janet was appointed as Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and Africa in March 2021.
Janet joined the FCO (now FCDO) in 1986. She has served in the Far East, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa, and has worked with NATO (as UK Political Adviser) and the United Nations (as a UN Resident Coordinator).
She has wide policy, development and humanitarian experience across post-conflict and fragile states, and in bringing the principles of the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and the global Climate Change Agreements together for wider strategic goals, including COP26.
COP26 Regional Ambassador: Middle East and Africa
The Foreign Secretary has appointed four Regional Ambassadors for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which will be hosted by the UK in Glasgow on 1-12 November 2021.
The COP26 Regional Ambassador for Middle East and Africa works closely with the COP26 Unit, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and other stakeholders to help develop regional and country level support for our COP26 objectives.
The Regional Ambassador helps ensure the delivery of COP26 objectives is central to our bilateral and wider regional relationships with governments, business and wider society. Find out more about COP26.