Terence O'Brien

Position

Senior Fellow

Profile

Terence O'Brien is a former New Zealand Diplomat. Served as Ambassador to the UN (including on the Security Council), to the European Union (EU), and as Ambassador to WTO-GATT and European Office of UN.
Earlier assignments were in Southeast Asia, South Pacific and Europe and as Assistant Secretary for Political-Security affairs as well as Head of the Economic Directorate of the Foreign Ministry.
Founding Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand (CSS:NZ).
He has written and lectured widely on international and regional relations, security affairs and New Zealand foreign policy.

Contact

obrien.family@paradise.net.nz
Phone: (04) 905-3582

Papers and publications

MFAT changes, TVNZ, 28 March 2012.

'Where in the world are we heading?' New Zealand International Review, Vol.36, No.3, May/June 2011, pp25-27.

'The complexities of international relations and NZ responses' Presentation to the VUW Leadership Programme - 12 May 2011.

'More than ever, NZ needs a strong, professional diplomatic corps' The Dominion Post, 13 April 2011, B5.

The G20 and New Zealand Presentation for the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Wairarapa Branch - 30 June 2010.