Janet Rogan was appointed as COP26 Regional Ambassador for the Middle East and Africa in March 2021.

Janet joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) in 1986. She has served in the Far East, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa, and has worked with NATO (as the UK Political Adviser at SHAPE) 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.