The High Commissioner of New Zealand Andrew Jenks presented his credentials to the President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca at The Palace, in Valletta.
During the ceremony, the President of Malta and the High Commissioner discussed bilateral relations.
Andrew Jenks has been Ambassador to Spain since June 2017 and is a career diplomat. Since joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in 1993, he has had overseas assignments in Ottawa, Jakarta, Paris, and now Madrid, from where he is also accredited as New Zealand’s Ambassador to Morocco, the Holy See and now Malta.
In Wellington, Mr Jenks has split his time between working on international environmental law, trade law, trade and economic policy, and trade negotiations. In 2002-2004, he took a leave of absence in order to live in Stockholm, where he worked as a trade policy consultant and for the Swedish Government on trade policy issues.
Mr Jenks has studied at the University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington, and has a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. He is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.
Mr Jenks is married and has three children.