Harold Huyton Francis (1 May 1928 – 2 January 2016), known as Tim Francis, was a New Zealand diplomat. He was the nation's
permanent representative to the United Nations
A permanent representative to the United Nations (sometimes called a "UN ambassador")"History of Ambassadors", United States Mission to the United Nations, March 2011, webpagUSUN-a. is the head of a country's diplomatic mission to the United Nati ...
from 1978 to 1982, and
Ambassador to the United States
The following table lists ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident repre ...
from 1988 to 1991. From 1984 to 1988, he was the
Administrator of Tokelau
The Administrator of Tokelau is an official of the New Zealand Government, responsible for supervising the government of the dependent territory of Tokelau.
Powers and functions
Certain of the Administrator's powers and functions are set for ...
,
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1928 births
2016 deaths
Permanent Representatives of New Zealand to the United Nations
Ambassadors of New Zealand to the United States
Administrators of Tokelau
People from Auckland
Alumni of the University of Oxford
University of Auckland alumni
Deaths from cancer in New Zealand
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