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The Embassy of New Zealand in Berlin

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Address: Friedrichstraße 60,10117 Berlin

Tel.: +49 30 20 62 10

Fax: +49 30 20 62 11 14

E-mail: nzembber@infoem.org 

www.mfat.govt.nz

The Ambassador

Amb. Craig John Hawke

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Craig Hawke is a senior New Zealand diplomat with experience across foreign, trade and development policy. He is currently New Zealand’s Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein. Prior to this appointment, Mr Hawke was New Zealand’s Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations, New York, 2017-2021. During his tenure, he served as Vice President on the UNICEF Board in 2021. His multilateral experience also includes a two-year appointment as United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP), Principal Adviser, Small Island Development States (SIDS), in New York, 2015-2016.Before his UN assignment, Mr Hawke was Acting Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and prior to this, Deputy Secretary, International Development 2013-2014. In the latter role he was the Foreign Ministry’s chief adviser on Pacific and International Development Cooperation issues. He has held a variety of other roles within the Foreign Ministry including Chief Operating Officer - International Development, and he has headed the Multilateral and Humanitarian Division, and the Pacific Division at the Foreign Ministry. He has also worked on Africa, Asia, and environment issues during his career. His other offshore assignments have primarily been in the Asia-Pacific region. He was New Zealand’s Deputy Ambassador in Samoa, 1998-2001, and First Secretary at New Zealand’s Embassy in the Republic of Korea, 1993-1996. He served in the New Zealand Trade Minister’s Office as Private Secretary from 1997-1998, and was seconded to the Australian Foreign Ministry in 1991 working on trade and Latin American issues. Mr Hawke has a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and Economics from the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.

History

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Germany and New Zealand enjoy a healthy and supportive relationship, based on common interests and values, making both countries natural like-minded international partners in trade, commerce and cultural exchange.

The year of 2013 marked the 60th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Over this  period of time, both countries have developed a trusting relationship and very often find themselves sharing similar positions on international issues.

Germany and New Zealand are also long standing solid economic partners, especially since 1978 and the signing of a double taxation agreement. Ever since, both countries willingly take part in  numerous economic transactions.

Moreover, both countries are also involved in many scientific and cultural exchanges.