Chris Beeby

Christopher Beeby (died 19 March 2000) was a New Zealand diplomat who held several ambassadorships and was involved in international litigation and negotiations, notably over Antarctic resources.

Christopher Beeby
Ambassador of New Zealand to Iran
In office
15 May 1978 – 15 June 1980
New Zealand Deputy-Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
1985–1991
Ambassador of New Zealand to France
In office
1991–1996
Member of the Appellate Body
In office
1995 – 19 March 2000
Personal details
Died19 March 2000
Geneva

Beeby worked to draft anti-nuclear legislation for New Zeland and served as Counsel for New Zealand in the International Court of Justice during the Nuclear Tests Case in 1973 and 1974.[1][2][3] As Ambassador of New Zealand to Iran from 15 May 1978 to 15 June 1980,[4] Beeby was involved in the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, when he, as ambassador, and another employee at the New Zealand embassy, Richard Sewell, helped several American diplomats escape to safety. The New Zealand Herald named Beeby and Sewell the "New Zealanders of the Year for 1979" for their actions.[5][6][7] In 1983 Beeby chaired several negotiations on the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities.[8][9][10][11]

He was involved in the Rainbow Warrior Case in 1989 to 1990.[1] Beeby was Deputy-Secretary of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1991 and Ambassador of New Zealand to France (1992 to 1995).[3] He was also at one point New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the OECD.[1][2] In 1995 he attempted to mediate an end to the Pacific Salmon War between Canada and the United States, but was unsuccessful. That same year he was appointed as an original member of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, which he chaired in 1998. He was still serving upon his death.[1][2]

He died on 19 March 2000 at the age of 64, in Geneva. Phil Goff, then Foreign Minister of New Zealand, said that “Chris Beeby was widely regarded as an exceptional diplomat and one of the best international lawyers of modern times.”[12] Beeby Peak in Antarctica is named after him.[13][3]

References
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  3. "A 'most brilliant' diplomat". The Press. 23 March 2000.
  4. "New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions". NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. "1979, Chris Beeby and Richard Sewell: The Argo story". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. "NZ diplomats 'heroic' - Argo escapee". Stuff. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  7. Fisher, Max. "Why New Zealand is officially, earnestly upset about 'Argo'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  8. Day, David (2013-06-03). Antarctica: A Biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-932362-3.
  9. Shapley, Deborah (2013-11-26). The Seventh Continent: Antarctica in a Resource Age. Routledge. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-135-99386-3.
  10. Nagtzaam, Gerry (2009). The Making of International Environmental Treaties: Neoliberal and Constructivist Analyses of Normative Evolution. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-84980-348-9.
  11. Bilder, Richard B.; Mansfield, William R.; Joyner, Christopher C.; Barnes, James N.; Chopra, Sudhir K. (1985). "Who Has the Right of Exploitation, and the Right to Prevent Exploitation, of the Minerals in Antarctica?". Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (American Society of International Law). 79: 68. ISSN 0272-5037.
  12. "Passing of Distinguished Diplomat Chris Beeby". The Beehive. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  13. "Beeby Peak". SCAR Composite Gazetteer. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
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