Ambassador Philip Fox-Drummond Gough

Ambassador Philip Fox-Drummond Gough holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and joined the Brazilian Foreign Service in 1994.

In Brazil, he held the positions of Head of the Division for Market Access Negotiations (2007–2009), Head of the Division for Argentina and Uruguay (2013–2014), Head of the Division of Economic and Trade Issues of Mercosur (2014–2016), Director of the United States Department (2021–2022), Director of the Department of Trade Negotiations (2022–2023), and Director of the Department of Economic Policy, Finance and Trade in Services (2023–2025) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In foreign postings, he served at the Brazilian Mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva (2000–2003) and at the Embassy of Brazil in Asunción, Paraguay (2003–2006). He also served as Head of the Trade Policy Section at the Embassy of Brazil in the United States (2009–2010), Head of the Trade Promotion Section at the same Embassy (2010–2012), and as Minister-Counselor at the Brazilian Mission to the United Nations in New York (2016–2021).

In May 2025, he was appointed Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs.