The Ambassador from New Zealand to Spain is
New Zealand
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's foremost
diplomatic representative
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in the
Kingdom of Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
, and in charge of New Zealand's
diplomatic mission
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in Spain.
The embassy is located in
Madrid
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, Spain's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident
ambassador
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in Spain since 1992. The Ambassador to Spain is
concurrently accredited to
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
.
List of heads of mission
Ambassadors to Spain
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in France
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John G. McArthur (1977–1979)
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John Scott (1979–1984)
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John G. McArthur (1984–1987)
Non-resident ambassadors, resident in Italy
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Tony Small (1987–1990)
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Peter Bennett (1990–1992)
Resident ambassadors
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Paul Tipping (1992–1996)
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Wilbur Dovey (1996–2000)
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Christine Bogle (2000–2005)
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Geoff Ward (2005-2008)
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Rob Moore-Jones (2008-2012)
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Michael Swain (2012-2016)
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Andrew Jenks
Andrew Jenks (born March 5, 1986) is an American filmmaker.
Early life
When he was nine, his family moved to Belgium for two years.
Jenks attended Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, New York. When Jenks was 16 he founded the Hendrick Hu ...
(2016-2018)
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Nigel Fyfe (2018–present)
See also
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New Zealand–Spain relations
New Zealand–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between New Zealand and Spain. Both nations are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the United Nations.
The two countries are antipodes and their capi ...
References
New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions: Spain New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
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Spain, Ambassadors from New Zealand to
New Zealand
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Ambassadors
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