Connections: Palmerston North

Nathan Glassey

Current location: NZ High Commission, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Telephone: +675 325 9444
Mobile: Papua New Guinea +675 7635 4675 New Zealand +64 21 885 858
Email: nathan.glassey@mfat.govt.nz

Nathan is currently with the New Zealand High Commission in Papua New Guinea where he is primarily responsible for New Zealand's trade and economic relationship with PNG, for the High Commission's public diplomacy and for supporting regional and multilateral engagements.  Prior to joining the High Commission he worked in the Ministry’s Economic Division in Wellington.

Nathan spent his formative years in Palmerston North where he attended both Palmerston North Boys High School and Awatapu College.  He studied zoology and ecology at Massey University before leaving the city to work in Nelson and Wellington.  He is a regular visitor home to Palmerston North and continues to have strong links with the Manawatu region through family and friends.

The Connections Programme is a great way to help the Ministry strengthen its connections with Palmerston North and Nathan is excited about playing a role for a city that he calls home.  As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade contact for Palmerston North he will:

• Be a contact point in the Ministry for Palmerston North residents with international interests, whether in business, services, arts or other areas.
• Provide relevant information, both to and from the Ministry, on topics that he knows to be of interest to his contacts in Palmerston North.
• Maintain an interest in the city throughout his career and bear in mind its interests while he is posted abroad.
• Visit Palmerston North at least once every year while he is based onshore, and before leaving to go on posting and during leave to New Zealand while based offshore.

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