Fergus Cochrane-Dyet OBE (born 16 January 1965) is a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Zambia from April 2016 until August 2019, being succeeded by Nicholas Woolley.

[1] In 2011, while serving as High Commissioner to Malawi, he was declared persona non grata and expelled from the country because of controversial comments he made in a leaked diplomatic cable.

[3] Cochrane-Dyet has held diplomatic positions representing the British government in Afghanistan, Australia, Guinea, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, and Zambia.

[4] He was appointed High Commissioner to Zambia in February 2016[5] and took up the post when he presented his letter of credence to President Lungu on 21 April 2016.

[12] Mutharika died in April 2012 and shortly afterward the British Foreign Secretary announced that a new high commissioner would be appointed.