Ambassador swings into new position, commits to FTA
Apr 15, 2012
New Zealand Ambassador Patrick Rata has swung easily into his new Korean post by organizing a successful visit by his country’s Prime Minister John Key, pursuing the Korea-New Zealand FTA, and has even had time to join a local baseball team. After overseeing Key’s trip for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit and presenting his credentials to President Lee Myung-bak in March, Rata joined Seoul baseball team the Wolfhounds for his first game, and plans to make the games a regular feature. “As well,