Gordon Parkinson
# Gordon Parkinson

Gordon Noel Parkinson is a retired diplomat of New Zealand.

* In 1956 he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand), Wellington.
* In 1957 he was Vice-Consul, San Francisco.
* From 1960 to 1962 he was political officer in the department Asian, Defence fields in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
* From 1962 to 1964 he was 2nd Secretary in the mission in Singapore.
* From 1964 to 1968 he had a secondment to the Ministry of Defence (New Zealand).
* From 1968 to 1971 he had exequatur as consul-general in Bangkok and was New Zealand's charge d' affaires and acting SEATO Council representative.
* From 1971 to 1972 he was head of the division responsible for Europe, Americas, Commonwealth affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
* From 1972 to 1974 he was head of the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
* From 1974 to 1974 he was minister of the embassy in Paris.
* From 1978 to 1980 he was ambassador in Lima (Peru) with accreditation in Bogotá (Colombia) and La Paz (Ecuador).
* From 1980 to 1982 he was head of the Middle East, African Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
* In 1982 he was visiting fellow of the Victoria University of Wellington.
* From 1983 to 1986 he was ambassador in Rome (Italy) with accreditation in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Cairo (Egypt) and Belgrade (Yugoslavia).
* From 1986 to 1990 he was ambassador in Jakarta (Indonesia) .
* In 1990 he was director of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
