Dame Deborah Jane Bronnert DCMG (born 31 January 1967) is a British diplomat and civil servant.

Earlier in her career, she served in other positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), including as Ambassador to Zimbabwe from 2011 to 2014.

Bronnert attended the University of Bristol, where she read Mathematics and graduated as BSc.

Bronnert entered HM Civil Service in 1989, working for the Department of the Environment before being posted to the EEC UK representation in Brussels 1991–93.

[4] Her tenure coincided with international crises, including the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.