Roy Ferguson
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New Zealand
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Ambassador
Ambassador
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to the United States
United States
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. He was replaced by former New Zealand Prime Minister and Director-General of the World Trade Organization
Director-General of the World Trade Organization
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Mike Moore in 2010. Ferguson replaced John Wood
John Wood (New Zealand diplomat)
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in the role in February 2002. He was Director of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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from 2002–2005, and has served on the Boards of the New Zealand-United States Council, Fulbright New Zealand, the Ian Axford Fellowships, and the New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies. Ferguson previously served in Washington as Deputy Chief of Mission between 1991 and 1995. From 1999–2002 he served as the New Zealand Ambassador to South Korea
South Korea
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and concurrently served as Ambassador to North Korea
North Korea
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from 2001. He has also served in Manila
Manila
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and Canberra
Canberra
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Ferguson received an MA in History and Political Science from the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
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, and was awarded the Canterbury Fellowship and a Fulbright Travel Grant which enabled him to study at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
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, from which he graduated with an MA in International Relations.