About Us

Sarah Lee

Unit Manager, Latin America & Caribbean, Americas Division

Sarah Lee manages the Latin America and Caribbean Unit in the Americas Division at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 

Sarah is a career diplomat and has most recently served as New Zealand’s High Commissioner to South Africa.   She was the Ministry’s Deputy Chief of Protocol from 2016 to 2019, and previously held the role of Lead Adviser in Americas Division covering Latin America.

 Sarah has degrees in law, French and German.