Diplomatic Circles

Christchurch response, trade deal closure lasting memories for outgoing New Zealand envoy

After almost four years, New Zealand High Commissioner Daniel Mellsop left Canada on Dec. 5 for a job at his country's foreign service head office.

Former New Zealand high commissioner Daniel Mellsop said he had a rewarding experience during his nearly four years in Canada, with CPTPP's ratification as one of many highlights. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

December 11, 2019

A month after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country's High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop, walked into the Mosque of Mercy in Ottawa South, where he was met by portraits of the face...

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