Christopher Elder Explained

Christopher John Elder
Office:	Ambassador of New Zealand to China
Term Start:	1993
Term End:	1998
Predecessor:	Michael Powles
Successor:	Peter Adams (diplomat)
Office2:	Ambassador of New Zealand to Indonesia
Term End2:	2006
Predecessor2:	Michael Green (diplomat)
Successor2:	Phillip Gibson
Office3:	Ambassador of New Zealand to Russian Federation
Term Start3:	2006
Term End3:	August 19, 2009 October 12, 2009
Predecessor3:	Stuart Prior
Successor3:	Ian Hill
Office4:	Chargé d'affaires of New Zealand to Germany
Term Start4:	2006
Term End4:	2009
Predecessor4:	Peter Hamilton
Successor4:	Peter Hamilton
Birth Date:	1947

Chris Elder is a retired diplomat of New Zealand.

Until 1973 Chris Elder was trained as a Chinese linguist.
From 1973 to 1975 he was employed in the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing when it was opened.^[1]
From 1993 to 1997 he was ambassador in Beijing.
From 2001 to 2006 he was New Zealand's longest-serving ambassador in Jakarta.
From 2006 to he was ambassador in the Embassy of New Zealand in Moscow (Russian Federation).^[2]
In Wellington, Chris has served as the Deputy Secretary with responsibility for Asian affairs and security policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
From to 2012 he was Chargé d'affaires in Berlin.
Despite his expertise in China/New Zealand relations, Chris did not serve again in Beijing.
In 2012 he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
He has published a range of papers and articles relating to New Zealand's interaction with China and with Asia.
With Michael Green, he co-authored a historical survey of New Zealand-China relations (New Zealand and China 1792-1972) and with Robert Ayson a Centre for Strategic Studies Discussion Paper, China's Rise and New Zealand's Interests: A Policy Primer for 2030.

Publications

Old Peking: City of the Ruler of the World, Oxford University Press, 1997
China's Treaty Ports: Half Love and Half Hate, Oxford University Press, 1999^[3]
New Zealand's China Experience: Its Genesis, Triumphs, and Occasional Moments of less than Complete Success, Victoria University Press, 2012
Forty Years On: New Zealand-China Relations then, now and in the Years to Come, Victoria University Press, 2013^[4]

Web site: Archived copy . 2016-07-31 . 2019-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190116105435/http://nzasia.org.nz/journal/jas_dec2013_bellamy.pdf . dead .
Web site: ru:Список руководителей дипломатических и консульских представительств зарубежных государств в России . . . 2008-07-05 . ru.
Book: China's treaty ports: Half love and half hate: An anthology. 978-0-19-590726-1. Literary anthologies of Asia. 1999. Oxford University Press.
Web site: Christopher Elder | New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre | Victoria University of Wellington.