Sarah Wynn Williams is a Director of Public Policy at Facebook. She works on global public policy with a focus on LATAM, Canada, and the APAC regions.

Sarah is an experienced diplomat, policy expert, and international lawyer. She managed the political affairs and government relations office at the New Zealand embassy in Washington, DC from 2007-2011. From 2002-2007, she served as a policy adviser in the New Zealand government on environment, sustainability and security issues and worked on the ratification of complex international treaties. During this time, Sarah was asked to serve as the Chief Negotiator for the United Nations on biosafety liability. She also worked on international security, international law, and human rights at the United Nations General Assembly. In addition she was an adjunct law lecturer at Victoria University. Prior to that, she practiced law at Mallesons, Stephen, Jacques law firm in Sydney, Australia and was seconded to Niue’s Attorney General’s Office to work on counterterrorism measures and human rights issues in Niue.

Most recently, Sarah was Head of Relations with the World Bank and IMF for Oxfam International. Sarah earned a BA in political science, international relations and diplomacy from University of Canterbury and a Master of Laws from Victoria University.