Christopher Elder

Chris Elder is a retired diplomat of New Zealand.
Until 1973 Chris Elder was trained as a Chinese linguist.
From 1973 to 1975 he was employed in the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing when it was opened.
From 1993 to 1997 he was ambassador in Beijing.
From 2001 to 2006 he was ambassador in Jakarta.
From 2006 to 000000002009-08-07-0000August 7, 2009 he was ambassador in the Embassy of New Zealand in Moscow (Russian Federation).
In Wellington, Chris has served as the Deputy Secretary with responsibility for Asian affairs and security policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
From 000000002009-08-07-0000August 7, 2009 to 2012 he was Chargé d'affaires in Berlin.
In 2012 he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand).
He has published a range of papers and articles relating to New Zealand's interaction with China and with Asia.
With Michael Green, he co-authored a historical survey of New Zealand-China relations (New Zealand and China 1792-1972) and with Robert Ayson a Centre for Strategic Studies Discussion Paper, China's Rise and New Zealand's Interests: A Policy Primer for 2030.

• Old Peking: City of the Ruler of the World, Oxford University Press, 1997
• China's Treaty Ports: Half Love and Half Hate, Oxford University Press, 1999
• New Zealand's China Experience: Its Genesis, Triumphs, and Occasional Moments of less than Complete Success, Victoria University Press, 2012
• Forty Years On: New Zealand-China Relations then, now and in the Years to Come, Victoria University Press, 2013

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