Emma Wade-Smith OBE is a senior executive for the De Beers diamond company and a former British diplomat.
[1] She served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America from 2021 to 2024.
[2] Having joined the diplomatic service at the age of 20,[3] Wade-Smith's postings included Mexico, Chile, the United Nations in New York and the European Commission in Brussels.
[2] After working at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., Wade-Smith then spent six years as the United Kingdom's Trade Commissioner for Africa before being appointed Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America in 2021.
[4] In 2024 Wade-Smith joined the De Beers diamond company as senior vice-president for government affairs.