Deborah Geels
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Deborah Geels is a diplomat from New Zealand.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/features/8387086/Viennese-pulse|title=Viennese pulse|website=Stuff|date=5 March 2013|language=en|access-date=2018-05-11}} In 2024 she was appointed Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.{{cite web |date=30 September 2024 |title=New diplomatic appointments |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-diplomatic-appointments-3 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=The Beehive}}
Early life and education
Geels was born in Timaru and attended Sacred Heart Primary School and Mercy College. She then moved to Christchurch to study international politics and economics at the University of Canterbury.
Career
In 1986 Geels joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to work on New Zealand's aid programme, and later moved into diplomatic roles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diplomatic-press.net/cd-splitter/welcome-to-vienna/detailansicht/beitrag/deborah-geels-ambassador-of-new.html|title=Deborah GEELS – Ambassador of New Zealand. - Welcome to Vienna - CD-Splitter - Diplomatischer Pressedienst - Informationen für und über das Diplomatische Corps in Wien|last=Service|first=Diplomatischer Pressedienst, Diplomatic Press|website=www.diplomatic-press.net|language=de|access-date=2018-05-11}} From 1993 to 1995 she was posted to Vanuatu, and from 1997 to 2002 she served as the New Zealand Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva. From 2006 to 2008 Geels was Deputy Head of Mission to Beijing, China.
From 2009 to 2012, Geels directed the Ministry's consular division. In 2013 she was appointed Ambassador to Austria, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Other International Organisations in Vienna. Returning to Wellington at the end of her term in 2017, Geels held deputy secretary roles at the Ministry.{{cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Deborah Geels |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/our-people/deborah-geels |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713004321/https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/our-people/deborah-geels |archive-date=13 July 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade}} In 2024 she was appointed New Zealand Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.
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