List of Ambassadors from New Zealand to Japan
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from New Zealand to Japan is New Zealand
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Japan
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
in Japan.
The embassy is located in Tokyo
, Japan's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador
in Japan since 1958, and a resident Head of Mission
since 1947.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
's foremost diplomatic representative
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
in Japan.
The embassy is located in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
in Japan since 1958, and a resident Head of Mission
Head of Mission
In diplomatic usage, Head of Mission or Chief of Mission from the French "Chef de Mission Diplomatique" is the generic term used to refer to the head of a diplomatic representation, such as an Ambassador, High Commissioner, Nuncio, Chargé d'affaires, Permanent Representative, and sometimes to a...
since 1947.
Ambassadors to Japan
- John Reid (1958–1961)
- E B E Taylor (1961–1965)
- John Scott (1965–1969)
- Hunter Wade (1969–1972)
- Tom Larkin (1972–1976)
- Rod Miller (1976–1983)
- Graham Ansell (1983–1984)
- Roger Peren (1984–1987)
- Richard Nottage (1987–1988)
- Rod Gates (1988–1992)
- David McDowell (1992–1994)
- Maarten WeversMaarten WeversMaarten Laurens Wevers, CNZM is a New Zealand diplomat and public servant, who served as New Zealand's High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea and Ambassador to Japan...
(1994–1998) - Neil WalterNeil WalterNeil Douglas Walter, CNZM is a distinguished New Zealand diplomat, and is a former Administrator of Tokelau, a territory of New Zealand. He served from February 1988 until 1990, and again from March 1, 2003 to 17 October 2006.-Biography:...
(1998–1999) - Phillip Gibson (1999–2005)
- John A. McArthur (2005–2007)
- Ian Kennedy (2007–present)