CV for Adrian Macey, Ambassador, New Zealand Permanent Delegation

 

 

ADRIAN MACEY

Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of New Zealand to the OECD

Educational qualifications:

MA Hons (French) (University of Canterbury), Maîtrise de Lettres Tours),

Phd (French) (University of Otago)

Career:

March 2002 to present

Ambassador, France, and Permanent Representative to the OECD.

August 2000 to February 2002
Principal Trade Negotiator, and Director, Trade negotiations    Division, MFAT. Responsibilities included New Zealand’s WTO negotiations.

1996-2000

 Ambassador, Bangkok, accredited to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos,Myanmar.

1991-1995

Director of Personnel, MFAT (responsibility for all human resources policy and implementation).

1987-1991

Counsellor (economic) and Consul-General, Geneva (New Zealand negotior in the Uruguay Round for dispute settlement, TBT (technical barriers to trade) TRIPs, tropical products; chaired TBT Committee (1991). Responsible for trade and environment. Outside WTO, responbilities for ILO.

1985-1987

Official Secretary for Tokelau, Apia.

1983-1985

Secondment to the State Services Commission (responsibilities      included work on public management, especially in the fields of labour and education).

1981-1982 

Desk Officer for the US, Americas Division, MFA.

1977-1981

Second Secretary, Paris, and Deputy Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.

1976-77

Secondment to Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA), Paris.

1975-1976

European Division, MFA

1971   Assistant Lecturer in French, University of Canterbury.

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