Dunedin Foreign Policy Series: United States and the Indo-Pacific
Chris Allison, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in New Zealand
6pm, Thursday, 22 September 2022
National Office
Burns Lecture Theater 2, University of Otago, 95 Albany Street, Dunedin North, Dunedin, 9016
In the first of the 'Dunedin Foreign Policy Series', Chris Allison, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission for the United States Embassy in Wellington, will speak on the Indo-Pacific and the roles we can all play in shaping its future.
The event will begin with a presentation, followed by a directed Q&A. Come along to hear an expert speaker and to connect with others in the international affairs community.
The Chatham House Rule will apply.
The organisers are running an event series in Ōtepoti Dunedin on behalf of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and may establish an official NZIIA Branch in due course. Expressions of interest in joining a Branch Committee are welcome.
Stay in touch with us by connecting with our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NZIIADunedinGroup.
About Chris Allison, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Wellington
Chris Allison is the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and the Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand.
Previously, he headed the political and economic office at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, China (2019-2022); was a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff (S/P) at the U.S. Department of State (2018-2019); and served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Global Change in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), leading U.S. engagement in multilateral negotiations to address climate (2016-2018).
Prior to joining OES, Chris spent four years at U.S. Embassy Beijing, first working on U.S.-China trade issues and later as the Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology, and Health, where he played a key role in negotiations leading to the 2014 U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change. Chris is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
In the first of the 'Dunedin Foreign Policy Series', Chris Allison, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission for the United States Embassy in Wellington, will speak on the Indo-Pacific and the roles we can all play in shaping its future.
The event will begin with a presentation, followed by a directed Q&A. Come along to hear an expert speaker and to connect with others in the international affairs community.
The Chatham House Rule will apply.
The organisers are running an event series in Ōtepoti Dunedin on behalf of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and may establish an official NZIIA Branch in due course. Expressions of interest in joining a Branch Committee are welcome.
Stay in touch with us by connecting with our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NZIIADunedinGroup.
About Chris Allison, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Wellington
Chris Allison is the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission and the Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand.
Previously, he headed the political and economic office at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai, China (2019-2022); was a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff (S/P) at the U.S. Department of State (2018-2019); and served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Global Change in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), leading U.S. engagement in multilateral negotiations to address climate (2016-2018).
Prior to joining OES, Chris spent four years at U.S. Embassy Beijing, first working on U.S.-China trade issues and later as the Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology, and Health, where he played a key role in negotiations leading to the 2014 U.S.-China Joint Announcement on Climate Change. Chris is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.
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