List of Ambassadors from New Zealand to Indonesia
Encyclopedia
The Ambassador from New Zealand to Indonesia is New Zealand
's foremost diplomatic representative
in the Republic of Indonesia
, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission
in Indonesia.
The embassy is located in South Jakarta
, Indonesia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador
in Indonesia since 1968, and a resident Head of Mission
since 1961.
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 the Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, 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 Indonesia.
The embassy is located in South Jakarta
South Jakarta
South Jakarta is a city within Jakarta Special District, Indonesia. It had a population of 2,057,080 at the 2010 Census, and is the third most populous among the five cities of Jakarta, after East Jakarta and West Jakarta...
, Indonesia'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 Indonesia since 1968, 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 1961.
Ambassadors to Indonesia
- Bill Challis (1968–1971)
- Basil Bolt (1971–1973)
- Ray Jermyn (1973–1976)
- Roger Peren (1976–1980)
- Richard Nottage (1980–1982)
- Michael Powles (1982–1986)
- Gordon Parkinson (1986–1990)
- 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:...
(1990–1994) - Tim GroserTim GroserTimothy John Groser is a current New Zealand politician and former diplomat.-Early years:He was born in Perth, Scotland and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1958...
(1994–1997) - Michael GreenMichael Green (diplomat)Michael Green is a New Zealand diplomat, who in 2007 was expelled as New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji by the country's interim government....
(1997–2001) - Chris Elder (2001–2006)
- Phillip Gibson (2006 - )