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Ceremony for Phillip Gibson's Order of the Rising Sun
The Conferral Ceremony for Mr. Phillip Gibson of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star (19/7/2017)
On
the 19th of July 2017, the conferral ceremony was held at
the Ambassador’s official residence for Mr Phillip Gibson,
who has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and
Silver Star from His Majesty the Emperor of Japan in the
2017 Spring Decorations. Mr Gibson, Special Adviser and
Director Christchurch and Special Envoy for Disaster Risk
Management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is
the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
New Zealand to Japan.
This award recognizes his significant contribution in promoting cordial ties and mutual understanding between Japan and New Zealand.
At the
ceremony, Ambassador Toshihisa Takata expressed his
gratitude for Mr Gibson’s longtime dedication on behalf of
the Government of Japan and conferred the Order and its
Patent of Decoration to him. In reply, Mr Gibson expressed
his joy upon receiving this decoration as well as his
heartfelt gratitude to those who have built and continue to
build on the decades long Japan-New Zealand
relationship.
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