Media release
New MFAT Chief of Protocol
5 August 2004
Senior diplomat Malcolm McGoun has taken up an appointment as Chief of Protocol for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Murdoch said today.
The position involves responsibility for liaison with overseas diplomats based in New Zealand, visits by foreign
dignitaries and management of diplomatic privileges, accreditations and immunities.
Mr McGoun’s 30-year diplomatic career has included postings to The Hague, Seoul, Paris, and Kuala Lumpur. He was most
recently Ambassador to Viet Nam.
He replaces Graeme Waters in the protocol position. Mr Waters is about to take up a new position as High Commissioner in
New Delhi.
ENDS