About Emma Wade-Smith
Emma Wade-Smith was a British diplomat and civil servant.
Emma Wade-Smith OBE is a senior executive for the De Beers diamond company and a former British diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America from 2021 to 2024.
Career Having joined the diplomatic service at the age of 20, Wade-Smith's postings included Mexico, Chile, the United Nations in New York and the European Commission in Brussels. She also worked on international trade matters at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and headed the International Crisis Response Team from 2009 to 2011, for which she was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
In 2024 Wade-Smith joined the De Beers diamond company as senior vice-president for government affairs.
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