His Excellency, Chris Seed, New Zealand High Commissioner New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific region.

Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address – His Excellency, Chris Seed, New Zealand High Commissioner – New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific region.Chris Seed became the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia in November 2013.

Prior to taking up this position he was a Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and before that Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.

His earlier career included assignments in Tehran, Canberra, London and Papua New Guinea, where he was High Commissioner.

In addition to a number of roles in Wellington, he also served with the International Peace Monitoring Team in the Solomon Islands, the New Zealand delegation to the UN General Assembly and was seconded to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Coffee and Tea from 12.00 pm., sandwiches after.

Entrance fee: $10

It would be appreciated if you could advise your attendance to enable catering and seating to be arranged. Contact the office, preferably by email to secretary@rusivic.org.au or phone 9282 5918 by 2pm Monday 22 Oct.