List of ambassadors of New Zealand

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This is a list of ambassadors and high commissioners sent by New Zealand as diplomatic representatives to other countries or to international organisations.

Host country Heads of Mission to host country
from New Zealand[1]
File:Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan Mike Walsh
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Amy Laurenson
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa Si'alei van Toor
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Vacant List
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Eammon O'Shaughnessy List
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria David Lilly
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain Barney Riley
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh David Pine
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Vacant List
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Sarah Walsh
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Diana Reaich List
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Linda Te Puni
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Philip Hewitt
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Richard Prendergast List
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei Pam Dunn
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Jonathan Kings
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Martin Harvey List
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile Linda Te Puni List
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Clare Fearnley List
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Nigel Fyfe
File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Tui Dewes
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Sara Meymand
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Craig Hawke
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark David Taylor
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Linda Te Puni
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Amy Laurenson
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Sara Meymand
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Alana Hudson
File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Philip Hewitt
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
File:Flag of Europe.svg European Union Carl Reaich
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Charlotte Darlow List
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland David Taylor
File:Flag of France.svg France Caroline Bilkey List
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Alana Hudson
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany Craig Hawke List
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Michael Upton
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Sara Meymand
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Vacant
File:Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg Holy See Nigel Fyfe
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary David Lilly
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland David Taylor
File:Flag of India.svg India David Pine List
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Kevin Burnett List
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran Mike Walsh List
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Trevor Mallard
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Zoe Coulson-Sinclair
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Jackie Frizelle List
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Vacant
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Hamish Cooper List
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Zoe Coulson-Sinclair
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Sarah Walsh
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Michael Upton
File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati André van der Walt List
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea Philip Turner
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Philip Turner List
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Barney Riley
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Sarah Walsh
File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos Jonathan Kings
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Alana Hudson
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Amy Laurenson
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Malcolm McGoun
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Alana Hudson
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Diana Reaich
File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia Pam Dunn List
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Michael Appleton
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta Nigel Fyfe
File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands Michael Ketchen
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Emma Dunlop-Bennett
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Sara Meymand List
File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia Michael Ketchen
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Clare Fearnley
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Nigel Fyfe
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Emma Dunlop-Bennett
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Peter Rider
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Emma Dunlop-Bennett
File:Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru Richard Griffith
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal David Pine
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Susannah Gordon List
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Michael Upton
File:Flag of Niue.svg Niue Helen Tunnah
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway David Taylor
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman Barney Riley
File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau Michael Ketchen
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Sara Meymand
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Mike Walsh
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Phillip Taula List
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru Linda Te Puni
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Peter Kell List
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Alana Hudson List
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Caroline Bilkey
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Matthew Hawkins
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Diana Reaich
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Sarah Walsh List
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Si'alei van Toor List
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Barney Riley List
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Jackie Frizelle
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Jo Tyndall List
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia David Lilly
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia David Lilly
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Jonathan Schwass List
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Philip Hewitt List
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Nigel Fyfe List
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Michael Appleton
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden David Taylor
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Craig Hawke
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Malcolm McGoun
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Jonathan Kings List
File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste Philip Hewitt List
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga Matthew Howell List
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Vacant
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Zoe Coulson-Sinclair List
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Sarah Walsh
File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu Matthew Howell
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Alana Hudson
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Matthew Hawkins
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Phil Goff List
File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States Bede Corry List
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Vacant
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Sarah Walsh
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Nicci Simmonds List
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Sara Meymand
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Tredene Dobson List
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Emma Dunlop-Bennett
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

International organisations

Organisation Representative
European Union Carl Reaich
OECD Caroline Bilkey
UNESCO Linda Te Puni
United Nations Carolyn Schwalger (New York)
Lucy Duncan (Geneva)
Brian Hewson (Vienna)
World Trade Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Clare Kelly
Food and Agriculture Organization Anthony George Simpson

Argentina

The embassy is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Argentina since 1998. The Ambassador to Argentina is concurrently accredited to Paraguay and Uruguay.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Argentina

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Lima
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Santiago
Resident ambassadors

Belgium

The embassy is located in Brussels, Belgium's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Belgium since 1967. The Ambassador to Belgium is concurrently accredited to Luxembourg and the European Union.

List of heads of mission

Consuls to Belgium

Ambassadors to Belgium

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in France
Resident ambassadors

Brazil

New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Federative Republic of Brazil, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Brazil. The embassy is located in Brasília, Brazil's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Brazil since 2001.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Brazil

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Chile
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Argentina
Resident ambassadors

Chile

The embassy is located in Santiago, Chile's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Chile since 1973. The Ambassador to Chile is concurrently accredited to Colombia and Peru. An embassy operated in the latter's capital city from 1972 to 1990.[2]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Chile

Chargés d'Affaires in Chile

Ambassadors to Chile

[1]

China, People's Republic of

The embassy is located in Beijing, PR China's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in PR China since 1973. The Ambassador to PR China is concurrently accredited to Mongolia.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to the People's Republic of China

Egypt, Arab Republic of

The embassy is located in Cairo, Egypt's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Egypt since 2006. The Ambassador to Egypt is concurrently accredited to Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia and is Representative to the Palestinian Authority.

List of heads of mission

Resident Ambassadors to the Arab Republic of Egypt

France

The embassy is located in Paris, France's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in France since 1957, and a resident head of mission since 1949. The ambassador to France is concurrently accredited to Algeria and the OECD. The permanent delegate to UNESCO is also accredited through the embassy in Paris; the Head of Mission to UNESCO is usually the Deputy Head of the mission to France. See: List of permanent delegates from New Zealand to UNESCO.

List of heads of mission

Ministers in France

Ambassadors to France

Germany

The embassy is located in Berlin, Germany's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Germany since 1966. The Ambassador to Germany is concurrently accredited to Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Switzerland.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Germany

Indonesia

The embassy is located in South Jakarta, Indonesia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Indonesia since 1968, and a resident Head of Mission since 1961.

List of heads of mission

Consuls-General to Indonesia

Chargés d'Affaires in Indonesia

Ministers in Indonesia

Ambassadors to Indonesia

  • Bill Challis (1968–1971)
  • Basil Bolt (1971–1973)
  • Ray Jermyn (1973–1976)
  • Roger Peren (1976–1980)
  • Richard Nottage (1980–1982)
  • Michael Powles (1982–1986)
  • Gordon Parkinson (1986–1990)
  • Neil Walter (1990–1994)
  • Tim Groser (1994–1997)
  • Michael Green (1997–2001)
  • Chris Elder (2001–2006)
  • Phillip Gibson (2006–)

Iran

The embassy is located in Tehran, Iran's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Iran since 1975. The Ambassador to Iran is concurrently accredited to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Iran

Chargés d'Affaires in Iran

Ambassadors to Iran

Italy

The embassy is located in Rome, Italy's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Italy since 1966. The Ambassador to Italy is concurrently accredited to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal, and Slovenia.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Italy

Chargés d'Affaires in Italy

Ambassadors to Italy

Japan

The embassy is located in Tokyo, Japan's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Japan since 1958, and a resident Head of Mission since 1947.

List of heads of mission

Government Trade Representatives in Japan

Chargés d'Affaires in Japan

Minister in Japan

Ambassadors to Japan

Mexico

The embassy is located in Mexico City, Mexico's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Mexico since 1983. The Ambassador to Mexico is concurrently accredited to Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Venezuela.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Mexico

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in the United States

Resident ambassadors

Netherlands

The embassy is located in The Hague. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in the Netherlands since 1967, and a resident Head of Mission since 1950. The Ambassador to the Netherlands is concurrently accredited to Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

List of heads of mission

Consuls to the Netherlands

Ambassadors to the Netherlands

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in France
Resident ambassadors

Peru

The embassy was located in Lima, Peru's capital city. The ambassador in Santiago was originally accredited to Peru, with a resident chargé d'affaires appointed to the embassy in Lima.[6] The embassy closed in 1990,[2] with the chancery becoming occupied by the diplomatic mission of India instead. The Ambassador to Peru was also concurrently accredited to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.[7][8]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Peru

Resident ambassadors

Philippines

The embassy is located in Manila, the Philippines' capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in the Philippines since 1975.[15]

List of heads of mission

Ministers to the Philippines

Non-resident ministers, resident in Hong Kong
Ambassadors to the Philippines
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Hong Kong
Resident ambassadors

Russia

The New Zealand embassy is located in Moscow, Russia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Russia since Russian independence in 1992. The Ambassador to Russia is concurrently accredited to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Russia

(See also List of Ambassadors from New Zealand to the Soviet Union, for a list of chief diplomatic representatives in Moscow before 1992.)

Saudi Arabia

The embassy is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Saudi Arabia since 1985. The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is concurrently accredited to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Accreditation to Egypt ceased in 2006 when New Zealand opened an embassy in Cairo.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Italy
Resident ambassadors

South Korea

The embassy is located in Seoul, South Korea's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in South Korea since 1976. The Ambassador to South Korea is concurrently accredited to North Korea.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to South Korea

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Japan
Resident ambassadors

South Vietnam

The embassy was located in the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon, South Vietnam's capital city. New Zealand first posted a resident ambassador to South Vietnam in 1968, and a resident Head of Mission in 1964. Although in operation for only thirteen years, during its short history, the mission was one of the most important to New Zealand; from 1964 until 1972, New Zealand fought alongside South Vietnam in the Vietnam War. When North Vietnam successfully invaded South Vietnam, in 1975, the embassy was closed. Twenty years later, New Zealand opened an embassy to the unified Vietnam in Hanoi, having been represented in the intervening time by non-resident ambassadors in Beijing and Bangkok.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to South Vietnam

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Thailand

Chargés d'Affaires in South Vietnam

Ambassadors to South Vietnam

(See also Vietnam)

Soviet Union

The embassy was located in Moscow, the Soviet Union's capital city. New Zealand first posted a resident ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1974, and a resident Head of Mission in 1944. When the Soviet Union collapsed, at the end of 1991, the diplomatic mission and staff to the Soviet Union transformed into one to the Russian Federation.

List of heads of mission

Ministers to the Soviet Union

Ambassadors to the Soviet Union

Chargés d'Affaires in the Soviet Union

Ambassadors to the Soviet Union

Spain

The embassy is located in Madrid, Spain's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Spain since 1992. The Ambassador to Spain is concurrently accredited to Morocco.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Spain

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in France
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Italy
Resident ambassadors

Thailand

The embassy is located in Bangkok, Thailand's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Thailand since 1961, and a resident Head of Mission since 1958. The Ambassador to Thailand is concurrently accredited to Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Thailand

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Singapore

Chargés d'Affaires in Thailand

Ambassadors to Thailand

Timor, East

New Zealand Ambassador to Timor-Leste His Excellency Tony Fautua and his wife sing a hymn in comfort to those suffering from the effects of the recent Christchurch earthquake

The embassy is located in Dili, East Timor's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in East Timor since 2005, and a resident Head of Mission since 2000.

List of heads of mission

Representatives in East Timor

  • Jonathan Austin (2000–2002)
  • James Hill (2008–2011)

Consuls-General in East Timor

Ambassadors to East Timor

  • Ruth Nuttall (2005–2008)
  • Tim McIvor (2008–2010)
  • Tony Fautua (2011– )
  • Jonathon Schwass
  • Vicki Poole (2015–2018)
  • Philip Hewitt (2018–)[18]

Turkey

The embassy is located in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Turkey since 1993. The Ambassador to Turkey is concurrently accredited to Israel and Jordan.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Turkey

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Iran

Resident ambassadors

United States

The embassy is located in Washington, D.C., the United States' capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in the United States since 1961, and a resident Head of Mission since 1941.

List of heads of mission

Ministers in the United States

Chargés d'Affaires in the United States

Ambassadors to the United States

Vietnam

The embassy is located in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in Vietnam since 1995.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Vietnam

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Beijing
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Bangkok
Resident ambassadors

See also

Notes

References

  1. New Zealand Representatives Overseas - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Archived 2006-03-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 28, 2006.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Our Story".
  3. "Around Peru". Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times. No. 32. 1972. J.G. McArthur of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been named New Zealand's first Ambassador to Chile and Peru, with residence in Chile.
  4. "Peters names new Ambassador to Japan" Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "McCully names new Ambassador to Japan".
  6. Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives of the Parliament of New Zealand. 1975. pp. 1863–1864.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Brito Ruiz, Fernando (1990). Memorias del IV Encuentro Internacional sobre la Cuenca del Pacífico (in español). Colombia: Escuela Superior de Administración Pública. p. 209. ISBN 9789589079003. [...] se ha solicitado por medio del Embajador de Nueva Zelanda en Lima y concurrente en Colombia [...]
  8. 8.0 8.1 Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 546. ISBN 9780790001302.
  9. "Ganadería a 4,000 Metros". Hispano Americano (2031–2043). 1981. Tales afirmaciones fueron hechas por el embajador de Nueva Zelanda en el Perú, Charles John Mabyn Ross.
  10. "Carol Irons Plans June Bridal". New York Times. 31 March 1982. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Irons of Oyster Bay, L. I., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Carol Louise Irons, to Christopher Jonathan Ross, son of Charles John Mabyn Ross, New Zealand Ambassador to Peru, and Mrs. Ross of Wellington, New Zealand, and Lima.
  11. Coronado Vigil, Luis (1997). Desarrollemos la agricultura en el Perú: con el agua de los ríos de la costa que se pierde en el mar (in español). Luis Coronado Vigil. p. 92. [...] y que sobre el particular el Embajador de Nueva Zelanda, señor Paul Bennet [sic] había entregado al Gobierno del Perú el Proyecto del Gobierno de Nueva Zelanda, calificado como una empresa de gran resonancia nacional.
  12. Oiga (in español). Oiga. 1989. p. 26. Entre los expositores extranjeros figuran el Embajador de Nueva Zelanda, Barry H. Brooks; [...]
  13. Gerencia (in español). Vol. 20. Instituto Peruano de Administración de Empresas. 1989. p. 10. [...] trató la exposición del embajador de Nueva Zelanda Bruce Middleton, licenciado en derecho y economía, quien abordó el tema "Nuevos flujos comerciales".
  14. Cronología de las relaciones internacionales del Perú: Tomo 4, Ediciones 1-3 (in español). Centro Peruano de Estudios Internacionales. 1991. p. 10. 18 de Setiembre [1990]: El Presidente del Perú, Alberto Fujimori, recibió las cartas credenciales del Embajador de Nueva Zelanda, Bruce Middlegton. (El Peruano - ANDINA / El Comercio / La República)
  15. New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions: the Philippines. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 29 March 2008.
  16. McCully, Murray (19 July 2013). "McCully appoints Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  17. "New Ambassador to Saudi Arabia named". New Zealand Government. 17 December 2016.
  18. "Announcement of new Ambassador to Timor Leste". The Beehive. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2022.