Tech Ambassadors

Global Tech Diplomacy Representatives

Active Tech Diplomacy Leadership Worldwide
Updated: October 2025

Bridging Nations and Technology Through Diplomatic Innovation
The landscape of international diplomacy is rapidly evolving as nations recognize the critical importance of technology in shaping global affairs. Countries worldwide are appointing specialized diplomatic representatives—tech ambassadors, digital envoys, and cyber affairs specialists—to navigate the complex intersection of technology, policy, and international relations.

These pioneering roles represent a new frontier in diplomatic practice, where traditional statecraft meets innovation, and where national interests converge with global digital governance. From regulating artificial intelligence to addressing cybersecurity threats, from promoting digital trade to ensuring technological sovereignty, these diplomatic innovators are redefining how nations engage with the digital age.

The Tech Diplomacy Forum serves as a vital platform for these representatives to collaborate, share best practices, and collectively address the challenges of governing technology in an interconnected world.

Nation States

National governments have pioneered the institutionalization of tech diplomacy through dedicated ambassadorial and envoy roles. These representatives serve as their countries’ primary liaisons with global technology ecosystems, advancing national interests in digital governance while fostering international cooperation on emerging technology challenges.

Australia

H.E. Brendan Dowling

Ambassador for Cyber Affairs and Critical Technology
Australia

Brazil

H.E. Eugenio Garcia

Tech Ambassador
Brazil

Denmark

H.E. Anne Marie Engtoft

Tech Ambassador
Denmark

France

Henri Verdier

Ambassador for Digital Affairs

Japan

Prof. Yoichiro MATSUMOTO

Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

Kenya

H.E. Philip Thigo

Tech Ambassador
Kenya

Mexico

Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez

Special Envoy for Emerging Technologies
Mexico

Spain

H.E. José Miguel Corvinos Lafuente

Ambassador-at-Large for Digital Transformation, Spain

Sweden

Andrés Jato

Ambassador for International Cyber and Digital Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Sweden

International Organizations

Multilateral institutions have established specialized technology leadership roles to coordinate global responses to digital governance challenges. These international representatives work across borders to develop universal frameworks, facilitate cross-regional cooperation, and ensure that technology development serves humanity’s collective interests.

United Nations

Amandeep Singh Gill

Under-Secretary-General and Envoy on Technology
Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies

European Union

Gerard de Graaf

Senior Envoy for Digital to the US
EU Office in San Francisco

The Commonwealth

Prof. Manahel Thabet

Special Envoy to the Ex. Secretary General of the Commonwealth in Science and Technology