Former Governor-General of New Zealand received Hungarian state honours

It was our great honour to hand over the Hungarian Order of Merit, Commanders Cross to Dame Patsy Reddy,

The state honour was bestowed upon the former Governor-General of New Zealand for her activities in the development of Hungarian-New Zealand relations by then President János Áder. Dame Patsy’s five year tenure were the most formative years in our bilateral relations with the first ever visit of a Hungarian president in New Zealand, opening of the Embassy in Wellington and the marked enhancement of trade and economic relations.

We spent a wonderful evening at the Wellington Club on 25 January, with the former Governor-General, her husband Sir David Gascoigne, as well as friends and colleagues of Dame Patsy. They included Chris Finlayson, former Attorney-General of New Zealand, the Governor-General’s Official Secretary, Gregory Baughen, and her wife, Kerry Baughen.

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