The Ambassador from New Zealand to Turkey 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 Turkey. The embassy is located in

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

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in Turkey since 1993. The Ambassador to Turkey is concurrently accredited to

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and

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors to Turkey

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Iran

* John Wood (1989–1990) *

Laurie Markes The Ambassador from New Zealand to Turkey is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Turkey. The embassy is located in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. New ...

(1990–1993)

Resident ambassadors

* Clive Pearson (1993–1996) *

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(1996–1999) *

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(1999–2003) * Jan Henderson (2003–2006) * Hamish Cooper (2006-2009) * Andrea Smith (2009-2011) *

Taha Macpherson The Ambassador from New Zealand to Turkey is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Turkey. The embassy is located in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. New Ze ...

(2011-2014) *

Jonathan Curr The Ambassador from New Zealand to Turkey is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Turkey. The embassy is located in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. New Ze ...

(2014-2018) *

Wendy Hinton thumb Wendy Hinton has formerly served as New Zealand's ambassador to Turkey. She was also New Zealand's ambassador to Poland and Ukraine from 2013 to 2017, and has served various other roles working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade an ...

(2018–2021) *

Zoe Coulson-Sinclair The Ambassador from New Zealand to Turkey is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Turkey, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Turkey. The embassy is located in Ankara, Turkey's capital city. New Ze ...

(2021–present)

References

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