Adrian Macey, (b. Sutton Coldfield, England 6 December 1948) is a

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diplomat. Macey was educated at the

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, where he received an MA in French, the Ecole Nationale d’Administration, where he received a Maitrise de Lettres Tours, and the

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, where he received a PhD in French for his thesis on the 18th century philosopher

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.Biography at OECD
From 1977 to 1981, Macey was New Zealand's deputy permanent delegate to

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in Paris. In 1985, he was appointed Official Secretary to the Government of

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. In 1987, he became Counsellor (economic) and Consul-General at New Zealand's embassy in Geneva, where he was a New Zealand negotiator in the

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for dispute settlement. Apart from Macey's

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responsibilities, he also represented New Zealand at the

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. In 1991, Macey returned to Wellington to the position of director of personnel, responsible for human resource management issues in the Ministry. In 1996, he was appointed New Zealand's Ambassador to Bangkok. In 2000, Macey became New Zealand's principal trade negotiator, responsible for managing all New Zealand's WTO negotiations. In 2002, Macey became New Zealand's Ambassador to France and Permanent Representative to the

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. While posted in France, Macey played a key role in the return of the Unknown Warrior to New Zealand. In 2006, Foreign Minister

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appointed Macey to the new post of Climate Change Ambassador, where he coordinated New Zealand's international negotiations on

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, and assisted the Government in making an effective contribution to international efforts. In June 2010 he was elected to the position of Vice Chair of the

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Kyoto Protocol negotiations, and in December 2010 was made chair. He is also Senior Associate at the Victoria University of Wellington Institute of Policy Studies and an adjunct professor at the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Macey, Adrian 1948 births Living people New Zealand public servants University of Canterbury alumni University of Otago alumni Ambassadors of New Zealand to Thailand Ambassadors of New Zealand to France Ambassadors of New Zealand to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Academic staff of Victoria University of Wellington