Jonathan Kings

Jonathan Dale Kings is a New Zealand diplomat who is the current New Zealand ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. He was formerly the Administrator of Tokelau from 2011 to 2015, and from 2017 to 2018; and the Deputy Secretary of the Pacific and Development Group from 2015 to 2022 as part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade he joined in 2010. He was also responsible for New Zealand's relations with Niue.

Kings graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington. Before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kings had a career in law and held responsibilities in Investment New Zealand; New Zealand Trade and Enterprise; and Industry New Zealand. He also worked in Paris for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Before 2000, he was a chief executive at an Australasian energy sector consulting firm. Provided by Wikipedia