Josephine Gauld is a British diplomat, serving since August 2016 as the British ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire. Previously to this, she was Second Secretary in Kinshasa (2004-2007), First Secretary in Abidjan (2007-2009) and Deputy Head of Political Section in Abuja (2012-2014). Gauld joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2002, and has also held roles covering the Balkans and the South Caucasus regions.