Breakfast with New Zealand Diplomats

Ardi Barnard has been appointed as New Zealand’s Consul-General to Shanghai, commencing in February 2023.

A career diplomat, Ardi served most recently as Lead Adviser at the MFAT Auckland Office from 2021 to 2022, engaging with a wide range of New Zealand businesses and foreign affairs stakeholders in New Zealand’s largest city.

His previous postings have been to Cairo (including language training 2011-2013), Riyadh (2013-2014), and as Deputy Ambassador and Consul in Seoul (2017-2021).

In head office in Wellington, Ardi has served in the Economic and Middle East & Africa divisions, and in the Chief Executive’s Office. In 2014/2015, he was seconded for six months as Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and served as Consular Case Operations Manager for the Afghanistan Departures Taskforce in 2021/22.

Ardi has degrees in law and commerce from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. Ardi’s whakapapa/heritage is Afrikaans (South Africa).

鲍晓笛已被任命为新西兰驻上海总领事，任期自2023年2月起。

作为一名职业外交官，鲍晓笛于2021年至2022年担任新西兰外交部奥克兰办事处的首席顾问，在新西兰最大的城市，负责与广泛的新西兰企业和外交事务机构进行互动和接洽。

他曾在开罗(其中2011-2013年接受语言培训)、利雅得(2013-2014年) 任职。2017-2021年担任驻韩国副大使兼领事。

在惠灵顿的新西兰外交部总部，鲍晓笛曾在经济、中东和非洲事务部以及首席执行官办公室任职。2014/2015年，他被借调至外交部长办公室6个月，担任部长的私人秘书。他于2021/22年担任阿富汗离境工作组领事事务业务经理。

鲍晓笛拥有新西兰惠灵顿维多利亚大学的法律和商业学位。他是南非阿非利卡人后裔。

Richard Dunsheath is New Zealand's trade commissioner in Shanghai, where he is responsible for delivering value to New Zealand companies in East China.

Richard has spent over 10 years working for public and private organisations in China, Australia and New Zealand. He has had an extensive career at NZTE, including roles as director of sales and digital services, director global market research, and as a customer manager helping a portfolio of New Zealand technology companies expand internationally.

Before joining NZTE, Richard worked in the waste management and franchising industries.

He has a Master of International Business from the University of Auckland, and bachelor's degrees in commerce and physical education from the University of Otago. He has attended leadership programmes in Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Germany.

David was appointed as CEO of Primary Collaboration New Zealand (Shanghai) Ltd in April of 2019. David first came to China with Lion Nathan brewers in 1997 as one of their first group of Directors. After ten years with Lion Nathan, he has subsequently held COO, and CEO roles in local Chinese, and American businesses based in Shanghai. In 2008, he and his wife formed their own HR and consulting business in Shanghai supporting International companies’ entry to China, with recruitment, coaching, and legal guidance.

David has an undergraduate degree in languages and Chinese history, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

David has an undergraduate degree in languages and Chinese history, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.

David is a board member of NZBRiC.