Michael Powles Explained

Michael Powles
Office:	High Commissioner of New Zealand to Fiji
Term Start:	1980
Term End:	1982
Predecessor:	David Keith McDowell
Successor:	Lindsay Watt
Office2:	Ambassador of New Zealand to Indonesia
Term Start2:	1982
Term End2:	1986
Predecessor2:	Richard Nottage
Successor2:	Gordon Parkinson
Office3:	Ambassador of New Zealand to China
Term Start3:	1990
Term End3:	1993
Predecessor3:	Lindsay Watt
Successor3:	Christopher Elder
Office4:	Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations in New York
Term Start4:	1996
Term End4:	2001
Predecessor4:	Colin Keating
Successor4:	Don MacKay
Birth Name:	Michael John Powles
Birth Date:	24 July 1939
Birth Place:	Wellington, New Zealand
Relatives:	Guy Powles (father)
Children:	3
Education:	Wanganui Collegiate School

Michael John Powles (born 24 July 1939) is a retired New Zealand diplomat. He served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1996 to 2001 and as President of UNICEF in 1998.

Career

From 1962 to 1967 he exercised Private legal practice
In 1967 he joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand), Wellington.
From 1972 to 1975 he was clerk in the mission in Washington, D.C.
From 1975 to 1977 he was deputy director of the External Aid department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
From 1977 to 1979 he was head of Australia and Americas department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
From 1980 to 1982 he was High Commissioner in Suva with commission in Tuvalu, Kiribati and Nauru.
From 1982 to 1986 he was ambassador in Jakarta (Indonesia).
From 1986 to 1989 he was Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
From 1988 to 1989 he was Co-ord, Political, Security Affairs, department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
From 1990 to 1993 he was ambassador in Beijing.
From 1996 to 2001 he was Permanent Representative in at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.^[1]