Diplomatic Appointments
Alan Riley made this Official Information request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
This request has an unknown status. We're waiting for Alan Riley to read a recent response and update the status.
From: Alan Riley
Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
I would like to understand MFAT's processes associated with making diplomatic appointments, including (by way of example) Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Head of Mission.
I'd therefore like to request any policy, process, guidance or other documents held by MFAT that set out the process for appointing such positions.
Could I also please request a copy of diplomatic appointments made in the last twelve months and an understanding of the process for appointment.
Yours faithfully,
Alan Riley
From: ENQUIRIES
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora and thank you for your email.
If you are a New Zealand citizen overseas needing urgent assistance you
should call the 24/7 Consular emergency line on 0800 30 10 30 or +64 99 20
20 20
For enquiries regarding:
• Advice for New Zealanders living and travelling overseas – visit Home |
[1]https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/
• New Zealand Scholarships - email [email address]
• MFAT Vacancies - visit our website at:
[2]https://vacancies.mfat.govt.nz/.
• MFAT Graduate Programme - email: [email address].
• New Zealand visas, asylum and other immigrations matters - contact
Immigration New Zealand, by emailing
[email address] or visit the Immigration New
Zealand website at: [3]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/ revised
• Visas for other countries - contact the relevant foreign representative
to New Zealand. A full list is available at
[4]https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/.
• New Zealand passports - visit the Internal Affairs website at:
[5]www.passports.govt.nz.
• New Zealand citizenship - visit the Internal Affairs website at:
[6]www.dia.govt.nz/New-Zealand-citizenship.
• Authentication of documents and Apostilles - visit the Internal Affairs
website at: [7]www.dia.govt.nz/document-authentication.
• Bringing goods into New Zealand - visit the New Zealand Customs website
at: [8]www.customs.govt.nz.
• NZ suppliers or companies - visit the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
website at: [9]www.nzte.govt.nz.
• To attest fingerprints - visit
[10]https://www.police.govt.nz/faq/having-fi...
For all other enquiries, you will receive a response in due course.
show quoted sections
From: ESD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora,
Please see the attached correspondence regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
-----------------------------------------------------------------
195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz
[3]www.mfat.govt.nz | [4]www.embassy.govt.nz | [5]www.aid.govt.nz |
[6]www.safetravel.govt.nz
show quoted sections
From: Alan Riley
Thank you very much.
Regarding your comment "All Head of Mission and Head of Post vacancies are advertised internally", can you clarify what "advertised internally" means?
Further, could you please confirm that there is no policy or guidance document setting out the process for diplomatic appointments?
Yours sincerely,
Alan Riley
From: ESD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Kia ora,
Thank you for your email below.
All of MFAT’s internal job vacancies are advertised on the Ministry
intranet for all staff to view.
The Foreign Affairs Act 1988 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations 1961 are the key documents that guide the process for diplomatic
appointments.
Ngā mihi
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
-----------------------------------------------------------------
195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
[1]www.mfat.govt.nz | [2]www.safetravel.govt.nz
[3]www.mfat.govt.nz | [4]www.embassy.govt.nz | [5]www.aid.govt.nz |
[6]www.safetravel.govt.nz
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.
show quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request