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Alana Rose Hudson is a New Zealand diplomat. She was the Ambassador of New Zealand to Poland in 2021-2024.

Alana Rose Hudson
Alana Hudson in 2021
New Zealand Ambassador to Poland (2021-2024)
Preceded byMary Thurston
Succeeded byTom Fitzsimons (Chargé d'affaires)

Biography

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She was a Unit Manager in the Services and Investment Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In this role, she headed the team that leaded New Zealand's trade negotiations in services, investment and e-commerce/digital trade. She was the senior official responsible for implementing the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement signed in June 2020 between New Zealand, Singapore and Chile. During her 20-year diplomatic career, she has led and supported bilateral and multilateral negotiations in a variety of areas, including trade in goods, intellectual property, agricultural policy and customs procedures. She was New Zealand’s negotiator for the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Information Technology Agreement expansion process between 2011 and 2015[1].  She has worked abroad in Geneva and Brussels and was a senior advisor in Latin America in 2015-2018.

Since 27 January 2021, she has been the Ambassador of New Zealand to Poland[2] and has also served as Ambassador to Ukraine[3], Latvia[4], Lithuania, Georgia, and Estonia.

On 25 October 2021 she presented her credentials to the President of Poland Andrzej Duda[5]

On 9 December 2021 she presented her credentials to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

She completed her long-term assignment in Poland in the autumn of 2024.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Webinar: Digital Trade Policy – what is it, and what does it mean for you?". NZTech. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. ^ "Minister of Foreign Affairs makes three diplomatic appointments | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. ^ "Volodymyr Zelenskyy received credentials from ambassadors of a number of states — Official website of the President of Ukraine". Official website of the President of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. ^ "Valsts prezidents akreditē ārvalstu vēstniekus Latvijā | Valsts prezidenta kanceleja". www.president.lv (in Latvian). 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. ^ "Belweder. Prezydent RP przyjął listy uwierzytelniające". Official website of the President of Poland. December 11, 2021. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2025. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; November 23, 2021 suggested (help)