List of Permanent Delegates from New Zealand to UNESCO
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The Permanent Delegate of New Zealand to UNESCO is New Zealand
's foremost diplomatic representative
at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
to UNESCO.
The Permanent Delegation is located at New Zealand's embassy in Paris
, France
's capital city and the headquarters of UNESCO. New Zealand has maintained a resident Permanent Delegate to UNESCO since 1960.
The Permanent Delegate to UNESCO is 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 Ambassadors from New Zealand to France.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
to UNESCO.
The Permanent Delegation is located at New Zealand's embassy in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's capital city and the headquarters of UNESCO. New Zealand has maintained a resident Permanent Delegate to UNESCO since 1960.
The Permanent Delegate to UNESCO is 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 Ambassadors from New Zealand to France.
Permanent Delegates to UNESCO
- Chris Beeby (1960–1980)
- David Caffin (1980–1981)
- Neil WalterNeil WalterNeil Douglas Walter, CNZM is a distinguished New Zealand diplomat, and is a former Administrator of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand. He served from February 1988 until 1990, and again from March 1, 2003 to 17 October 2006.-Biography:...
(1981–1985) - Nancy Mullins (1985–1988)
- Peter Heenan (1988–1992)
- Nick Hurley (1992–1996)
- Rachel Fry (1996–1998)
- Russell MarshallRussell MarshallCedric Russell Marshall, CNZM was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, who had been a Methodist minister from 1960 to 1972, and school teacher 1955–56 and 1972.-Member of Parliament:...
(1998–2000) - Simon Gimson (2000–2004)
- Linda Te Puni (2004–2008 )
- Victoria Hallum (2008–)