Simon Draper
Asia New Zealand Foundation / Te Whītau Tūhono
Executive director
- Appointed September 2015.
- Formerly at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Most recently director of the United Nations, human rights and Commonwealth division, managing engagement and policy with the UN in New York, the Human Rights Council in Geneva and the Commonwealth in London.
- Other leadership positions with MFAT included NZ consul-general to French Pacific territories, director of the chief executive' s office and foreign policy adviser.
- Previously worked in the banking and consultancy sectors.
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