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Zowie Hay
Representative of Wales, Head of North America
Welsh Government Office
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-765-9164
Email: zowie.hay@gov.wales
Website: http://www.wales.com
If you would like to speak with Dr. Hay, please call or email with your contact information and the nature of your request.
Additional Contacts:
Eoghan O’Regan
(202) 465 0199
Eoghan.ORegan@gov.wales
About
Zowie Hay is Head of North America for the Welsh Government. Based in the British Embassy in Washington DC, she oversees a team that has a presence in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and Montreal. She is the senior diplomat for Wales in North America.
Zowie joined the Welsh Government in 2011, and has experience across a range of government departments. As a policy researcher she directed national evaluations of government programmes, and as Head of Natural Resources led on the underpinning policy development for the ground-breaking Environment Act (Wales). From 2015-2021, Zowie undertook various roles within Welsh Treasury, including leading on strategic planning for the Welsh Budget, and as Head of Intergovernmental Relations for Tax Strategy and EU Exit.
Zowie has extensive expertise in the fields of political science, public policy and data analysis. She holds a BA in Politics and International Relations from Lancaster University, and an MA in International Relations and Mandarin from the University of Durham. She was awarded her PhD in Political Science from Texas A&M University in the United States.
Website: www.wales.com