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Deborah Geels
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Manatū Aorere
Deputy secretary, multilateral and legal affairs
- Appointed to current role in January 2020.
- Career diplomat who joined MFAT in 1986.
- Previously roles included head of the North Asia Division, permanent representative to the UN in Vienna, director of the consular division, three years in Beijing, and co-ordinator of the inter-agency China strategy.
- Was deputy director of the North Asia division from 2002-2004, served at the NZ permanent mission to the UN in Geneva, the ILO and WHO, and Vanuatu in 1993-95.
- Graduate in economics and political science from Canterbury University.
Career
NZ Embassy BeijingDeputy Head of Mission
Jan 2006
- Dec 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Manatū Aorere
Director Consular Division
Feb 2009
- Sep 2012
New Zealand Embassy Vienna
Ambassador
Feb 2013
- Dec 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade / Manatū Aorere
Deputy Secretary Multilateral and Legal, Division Manager North Asia
Jun 2017
- Present
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