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List Of Ambassadors Of New Zealand To The Netherlands
The Ambassador from New Zealand to the Netherlands is New Zealand's foremost diplomat, diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in the 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 Dual accreditation, concurrently accredited to Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. List of heads of mission Consuls to the Netherlands * J V Brennan (1950–1952) * C F Shapcott (1952–1957) * Norman Johnson (diplomat), Norman Johnson (1957–1961) * Jim Hale (1961–1965) Ambassadors to the Netherlands Non-resident ambassadors, resident in France * Dick Hutchens (1965–1967) Resident ambassadors * Rex Cunninghame (1967–1972) * Vince Roberts (1972–1977) * Gray Thorp (1977–1982) * Basil Bolt (1982–1988) * Ken Cunningham (diplomat), Ken Cunningham (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |