The Ambassador from New Zealand to South Korea is

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's foremost

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in the

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, and in charge of New Zealand's

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in South Korea. The embassy is located in

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, South Korea's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident

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in South Korea since 1976. The Ambassador to South Korea is concurrently accredited to

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List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to South Korea

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Japan

* Ted Taylor (1962–1965) *

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(1965–1969) *

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(1969–1972) * Tom Larkin (1972–1976)

Resident ambassadors

* Ted Farnon (1976–1980) *

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(1980–1984) * Chris Butler (1984–1990) * Peter Kennedy (1993–1995) *

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(1996–1999) *

Roy Ferguson Roy Neil Ferguson, , is the former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. He was replaced by former New Zealand Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization Mike Moore in 2010. Ferguson replaced John Wood in the ...

(1999–2002) * David Taylor (2002–2006) *

Jane Coombs Jane Coombs is a New Zealand diplomat who was Ambassador to South Korea and has been the Permanent Representative to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) since September 2017. She is cross accredited to France, Monac ...

(2006–2008) * Richard Mann (2009–2012) *

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(2012–2014) *

Clare Fearnley Clare Fearnley is a diplomat from New Zealand who was the Ambassador to China and Mongolia. At the time of her appointment, Fearnley was Ambassador to South Korea (cross-accredited to Pyongyang) and had been Acting Director-General Legal at the ...

(2015-2017), cross-accredited to Pyongyang * Phillip Turner (2018–present)

References

New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions: South Korea
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Ambassadors From New Zealand To South Korea South Korea, Ambassadors from New Zealand to