The Ambassador from New Zealand to Saudi Arabia is New Zealand

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

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 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission

Diplomatic mission

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 in Saudi Arabia.

The embassy is located in Riyadh

Riyadh

Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...

, Saudi Arabia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador

Ambassador

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 in Saudi Arabia since 1985. The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is concurrently accredited

Dual accreditation

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 to Bahrain

Bahrain

' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

, Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

, Oman

Oman

Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

, Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

, and the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

. Accreditation to Egypt ceased in 2006 when New Zealand opened an embassy in Cairo.

Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Italy

• Eric Halstead
  Eric Halstead
  Eric Henry Halstead, CBE was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat.He was born in Auckland, and educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University. He was a Major in the NZEF in WWII....
  
   (1977–1980)
• Jim Weir (1980–1983)
• Gordon Parkinson (1983–1985)

Resident ambassadors

• Ken Cunningham (1985–1987)
• Win Cochrane (1987–1992)
• Gordon Parkinson (1992–1995)
• Graeme Ammundsen (1995–1997)
• David Payton
  David Payton
  David Bruce Payton was the Administrator of Tokelau from 17 October 2006 to 2009.He was previously Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and then Ambassador to the Netherlands -References:...
  
   (1997–2000)
• Laurie Markes (2000–2003)
• Jim Howell (2003–2007)
• Trevor Matheson (29 May 2007– 27 August 2010)
• Rod Harris (28 August 2010 – )