John Bryan | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of New Zealand to the Cook Islands | |
| In office August 2005 –late February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Kurt Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Brian Donnelly |
| High Commissioner of New Zealand to Niue | |
| Assumed office May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Pointer |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
John Bryan is a New Zealand career diplomat who served as High Commissioner of New Zealand to Niue and later as High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. [1] [2]
In February 2000,New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff announced Bryan as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to Niue,with the posting to begin in May 2000,replacing Michael Pointer. [1] At the time,he had served in postings including Apia,Suva,Singapore,Bonn,and New York City,and had most recently been Consul-General in Brisbane. [1]
In September 2010,Bryan was succeeded as acting High Commissioner to Niue by the appointment of former Wellington Mayor Mark Blumsky to the post. [3]
In May 2005,Goff appointed Bryan as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the Cook Islands,to replace Kurt Meyer in August 2005. [2] [4] [5]
In February 2008,Winston Peters announced that former Member of Parliament Brian Donnelly would take up the Cook Islands posting in late February,replacing Bryan,who had retired. [6] [7]