List of High Commissioners from New Zealand to Canada
Encyclopedia
The High Commissioner from New Zealand to Canada is New Zealand
's foremost diplomatic representative
in Canada
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
in Canada.
The High Commission is located in Ottawa
, Canada's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident High Commissioner
in Canada since 1942. The High Commissioner to Canada is concurrently accredited
to Barbados
, Guyana
, Jamaica
, and Trinidad and Tobago
.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations
, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Canada are at government
al level, rather than between Heads of State
. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than ambassador
s.
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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 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 Canada.
The High Commission is located in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
in Canada since 1942. The High Commissioner to Canada is concurrently accredited
Dual accreditation
Dual accreditation is the practice in diplomacy of a country granting two separate responsibilities to a single diplomat. One prominent form of dual accreditation is for a diplomat to serve as the ambassador to two countries concurrently...
to Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
.
As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Canada are at government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
al level, rather than between Heads of State
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than 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....
s.
High Commissioners to Canada
- Frank LangstoneFrank LangstoneFrank Langstone was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to Canada.-Member of Parliament:...
(1942) - R M Firth (1942–1944)
- David Wilson (1944–1947)
- James ThornJames ThornJames Thorn was a New Zealand politician of the Social Democratic Party and the Labour Party.He was born in Christchurch, educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. He was a bugler in the third New Zealand Contingent to the Boer War in 1900–1901; the experience turned him into a pacifist.He...
(1947–1950) - T C A Hislop (1950–1957)
- Tom Davin (1957–1958)
- Foss ShanahanFoss ShanahanFoss Shanahan was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. He started in the Customs Department in 1928, then in 1939 joined the Prime Minister’s Department, in the section that became the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.He was Assistant Secretary of the War Cabinet 1940-45,...
(1958–1961) - John Reid (1961–1965)
- Sir Leon GotzLeon GötzSir Frank "Leon" Aroha Götz, KCVO was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He represented the Otahuhu electorate from 1949 to 1954, and then the Manukau electorate from 1954 to 1963. In 1963 he was defeated when standing for Manurewa.He was born in Auckland, and had been a rubber planter...
(1965–1968) - Dean EyreDean EyreDean Jack Eyre was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He served as a cabinet minister, first under Sydney Holland as Minister of Customs, Defence, Housing and Industries & Commerce; then under Keith Holyoake as Minister of Defence, Police and Tourism...
(1968–1973) - Jack Shepherd (1973–1976)
- Dean EyreDean EyreDean Jack Eyre was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.He served as a cabinet minister, first under Sydney Holland as Minister of Customs, Defence, Housing and Industries & Commerce; then under Keith Holyoake as Minister of Defence, Police and Tourism...
(1976–1980) - Ed Latter (1980–1985)
- John Wybrow (1985–1988)
- Bruce Brown (1988–1992)
- Judith Trotter (1992–1994)
- Maurice McTigueMaurice McTigueMaurice Patrick McTigue, QSO was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Fourth National Government from 1990 to 1993, holding the Employment portfolio, among others....
(1994–1997) - Jim GerardJim GerardRichard James Gerard is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party member of parliament from 1984 to 1997.-Member of Parliament:...
(1997–2000) - Wade Armstrong (2000–2003)
- Graham KellyGraham KellyGraham Kelly is a former New Zealand politician.-Member of Parliament:As a member of the Labour Party, he served as MP for Porirua from the 1987 elections until the 1996 elections, when he became MP for the new seat of Mana. In the 2002 elections, he did not stand as an electorate candidate,...
(2003–2006) - Kate Lackey (2006-2010)
- Andrew Peter Needs (2010-)