Clare Fearnley

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Clare Fearnley is a diplomat from New Zealand who was the Ambassador to China and Mongolia. [1] At the time of her appointment, Fearnley was Ambassador to South Korea (cross-accredited to Pyongyang) [2] and had been Acting Director-General Legal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Consul-General in Shanghai. [3]

Fearnley earned arts and law degrees from Canterbury University, studied at Beijing University and at the Beijing Languages Institute in the 1980s. [2] She is a native Mandarin speaker. [4]

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References

  1. "Asia After Five with Clare Fearnley". Asia New Zealand Foundation via allevents.in. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Clare Fearnley New Zealand's Ambassador to China and Mongolia". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "New Ambassador to China announced". Beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government . Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. "Interview with H.E. Clare Fearnley, New Zealand's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 November 2020.