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New Zealand opens first embassy in Dublin

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters officially opened New Zealand’s first resident embassy in Ireland at a ceremony in Dublin today.

Source Out of The Beehive

Announcement of appointment of new Ambassador to Spain

Foreign Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of Nigel Fyfe as Ambassador to Spain.

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New Zealand opens embassy in Stockholm

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters formally opened New Zealand’s new embassy in Stockholm today.

Source A Beehive release

Death of Jamal Khashoggi

22 Oct: 1520 | Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker say the New Zealand government continues to condemn in the strongest possible terms the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives.

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New High Commissioner to Malaysia announced

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Hunter Nottage as High Commissioner to Malaysia.

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Announcement of new High Commissioner to Singapore

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced the appointment of diplomat Jo Tyndall as High Commissioner in Singapore.

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Announcement of new Ambassador to Timor Leste

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced the appointment of diplomat Philip Hewitt as Ambassador to Timor-Leste last Thursday.

Source A Beehive release

Announcement of new Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Matthew Hawkins as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

Source A Beehive release

Announcement of appointment of new Ambassador to Italy

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Anthony Simpson as Ambassador to Italy.

Source A Beehive release

Peters’ Washington pick and what it means

One of Winston Peters' first major diplomatic appointments offers some hints about how some other critical jobs may be filled. P

With the appointment of Rosemary Banks as our next ambassador in Washington, another piece of New Zealand’s diplomatic jigsaw has fallen into place. Sam Sachdeva reports for Newsroom on what Banks’ appointment says about Winston Peters’ preferences, and the implications for the top foreign affairs job.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Sam Sadcheva

Peter Ryan takes up ambassadorial post in New Zealand

Ambassador Peter Ryan in a “Korowai” Maori cloak with New Zealand Governor General Patsy Reddy, who has Irish ancestral ties to County Laois.

Peter Ryan, formerly Ireland’s Deputy Consul General in New York, is, from today, Ireland’s first resident ambassador in New Zealand reports the Irish Echo.

Source An Irish echo release

Graham Stuart to promote UK Trade and Investment in New Zealand

UK Investment Minister Graham Stuart is in New Zealand this week to promote UK-New Zealand investment and trade links as the UK prepares to forge its way in the world after it exits the EU.

Source A UK.gov release

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