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]

References

  1. ↑ "Asia After Five with Clare Fearnley". Asia New Zealand Foundation via allevents.in. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. 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. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. 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.


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