James Nicholas Geoffrey Bowden (born 27 May 1960) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Chile from 2018 to 2020.
Bowden was educated at Eton, then served in the Royal Green Jackets 1980–86.
He then joined the diplomatic service and served at Aden, Khartoum, Washington, Riyadh and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
He was seconded as deputy private secretary to the Prince of Wales 2014–17.
[4] Transcript of interview for the British Diplomatic Oral History Programme.