Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters
today announced the appointment of diplomat Hunter Nottage
as High Commissioner to Malaysia.
Mr Nottage is
currently Manager of Trade Law at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade. He has served as Senior Adviser to the
Minister of Trade, as a World Trade Organisation dispute
settlement Panellist, and in New Zealand’s Embassy to
Argentina.
“As High Commissioner Mr Nottage will
help establish a strong working relationship with the new
Malaysian government,” Mr Peters said.
“New
Zealand and Malaysia enjoy a positive bilateral
relationship. We recently celebrated our 60th anniversary of
diplomatic relations, and have long-standing ties including
in ASEAN, APEC and the Commonwealth. We share close
education links and Malaysia is a significant trading
partner as well as a key strategic and security partner.
The High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is also accredited to
Brunei.
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