New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Mexico will be career
diplomat Paul Tipping, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced
today.
“New Zealand and Mexico already have a strong and
well-developed bilateral relationship, and with the launch
of the government’s new Latin America strategy last August,
relations look set to move to a new level,” Mr Goff
said.
“Mexico is our largest trading partner in Latin
America, with two way trade totalling well over $NZ300
million. In addition to these trade ties, we share an
interest in promoting global trade liberalisation through
the WTO, and APEC, which Mexico is due to host in
2002.
“We also cooperate with Mexico in a wide range of
multilateral fora on issues such as nuclear disarmament, the
environment, human rights, and the reform of the United
Nations. Our shared membership of the New Agenda on nuclear
disarmament has been a particularly effective example of
this type of cooperation in 2000,” Mr Goff said.
“These
links reinforce the importance of our diplomatic ties with
Mexico. I am pleased to be able to announce the appointment
of such an experienced diplomat to this important
role.”
Mr Tipping is currently Director of Policy Projects
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He joined the
Ministry in 1965, and has served in Kuala Lumpur, Brussels,
Seoul, Rarotonga, Santiago, and Madrid, the latter two as
Ambassador. A former Rhodes Scholar, he also served as
Director of the Domestic and External Security Secretariat
in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet from
1997-2000.
Mr Tipping takes up his position in April,
replacing Bronwen Chang, who is returning to
Wellington.
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