Deborah Geels
Deborah Geels is a diplomat from New Zealand.[1] In 2013 she was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna.[2] She is currently based at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington.[3]
Early life and education[]
Geels was born in Timaru and attended Sacred Heart Primary School and Mercy College. She then moved to Christchurch to study international politics and economics at the University of Canterbury.[1]
Career[]
In 1986 Geels joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to work on New Zealand's aid programme, and later moved into a diplomacy role.[1][2] From 1993 to 1995 she was posted to Vanuatu, and from 1997 to 2002 she served at the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. From 2006-2008 Geels was Deputy Head of Mission to Beijing, China.[2]
In 2013 she was appointed Ambassador to Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, and Permanent Representative to the UN and Other International Organisations in Vienna.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Viennese pulse". Stuff. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ a b c d Service, Diplomatischer Pressedienst, Diplomatic Press. "Deborah GEELS – Ambassador of New Zealand. - Welcome to Vienna - CD-Splitter - Diplomatischer Pressedienst - Informationen für und über das Diplomatische Corps in Wien". www.diplomatic-press.net (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ "Our senior management".
- Living people
- People from Timaru
- University of Canterbury alumni
- New Zealand women ambassadors
- Permanent Representatives of New Zealand to the United Nations
- Ambassadors of New Zealand to Austria