Linda Joy Duffield CMG (born 18 April 1953[1]) is a British former diplomat who was chief executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy 2009–14.
She worked in the DHSS 1976–85, then studied at the École nationale d'administration in Paris 1985–86 and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1987.
She was posted to Moscow 1989–92, and was deputy High Commissioner at Ottawa 1995–99.
She returned to the FCO as director of the Wider Europe department 2002–04, then served as ambassador to the Czech Republic 2004–09.
She was appointed chief executive of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (a body sponsored by the FCO) 2009–14.