October 28, 2022
Ambassador Goff a natural diplomat says councillor
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An Auckland councillor says former mayor Phil Goff is a natural diplomat.
As widely expected, Mr Goff has been named as New Zealand’s ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Angela Dalton says he has served the country for many years, including as foreign minister, and he is very respectful of people.
“He is a diplomat and that is how he managed the time I worked alongside him at council so I think we will find out over this copming term if he was strident enough – two different styles of mayor we are going to be comparing- but I do wish Phil and his wife Mary all the best for the time they are going to spend over in London,” she says.