US embassy cable - 05WELLINGTON717

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 12 WELLINGTON 000717 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR ECA/PE/VFE-MCAIN 
INFO EAP/PD-LHIGH, AGRIMES; EAP/ANP-TRAMSEY; ECA/PE/VRF- 
TBLATT, JHATHAWAY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, NZ 
SUBJECT: NOMINATION REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM 
FOR VICE CHANCELLOR DR.STUART MCCUTCHEON (AND DELEGATION) OF 
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 
 
1. POST REQUESTS A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM TO 
ASSIST VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON OF AUCKLAND 
UNIVERSITY (PLUS A FOUR-MEMBER DELEGATION) FOR MEETINGS WITH 
LEADING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY AND 
FUNDING AGENCIES. 
 
2. POST REQUESTS A PROGRAM OF MEETINGS AND ADVICE FOR THE 
ITINERARY BASED ON VISIORS RECOMMENDATIONS AND TIME/DISTANCE 
REALITIES. WE ALSO REQUEST ADVICE ON ACCOMMODATIONS BOOKINGS 
AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL BOOKINGS. 
 
3. VICE CHANCELLOR STUART MCCUTCHEON HEADS NEW ZEALAND'S 
LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITY.  THIS REQUEST RESULTS FROM 
DISCUSSIONS WITH AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ IN 
AUCKLAND, (FORMER DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY FOR EAP) 
PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER. 
 
4. PROGRAM DATES REQUESTED. 
THE DELEGATION HAS 10 DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES BEGINNING 13 
NOVEMBER 2005. THE PROGRAM REQUESTED (PENDING ADVICE FROM 
PROGRAMMERS ON THE BEST ITINERARY) IS INITIALLY LISTED AS: 
 
MON 14 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY 
TUE 15 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY 
WED 16 NOV WASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY 
THU 17 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY 
FRI 18 NOV EAST COAST PROGRAM DAY 
SAT 19 OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
SUN 20 OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
MON 21 OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
TUE 22 OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
WED 23 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY 
THU 24 CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY 
 
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START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VFA 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 127 
ECA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
A 7 DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM FOR THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF 
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY DR STUART MCCUTCHEON AND A DELEGATION OF 
FOUR SENIOR STAFF TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH LEADING 
AMERICAN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING TOGETHER 
PROG-TYPE: VOLUNTARY VISITOR 
FY: 2005 
DEPART-POST: 11/13/2005 
SESSION-DATE: 11/14/2005 
RETURN-POST: 11/25/2005 
NO-OF-PART: 5 
RANK-ORDER: 1 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING 
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - UNIVERSITAS 
21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM UNIVERSITIES (US 
MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW), THE INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE 
DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE 
EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE 
FROM INTRODUCING KEY UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER 
NETWORK OF US EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
POST RECOMMENDATIONS CONCUR WITH VISITORS. THE GROUP IS IN 
THE US FOR A 10-DAY PERIOD AND REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM THE 
OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND 
APPOINTMENTS WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND 
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION 
WITH. POST REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS - SEE BELOW. 
STARTING IN WASHINGTON DC, PLEASE SUGGEST A PROGRAM THAT 
TAKES IN VISITS TO THE FOLLOWING. 
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC 
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/) 
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/) 
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW, 
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/) 
 
INSTITUTIONS: 
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH), LEXINGTON, MA 
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/) 
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO 
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF 
MATERIALS (PRISM), PRINCETON, NJ 
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML) 
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA 
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/) 
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE 
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H 
TML) 
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE 
 
WEST COAST 
STANFORD 
US BERKLEY 
UC DAVIS 
UCLA 
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SEATTLE 
 
PLEASE NOTIFY NEW ZEALAND EMBASSY OF THE VISIT. 
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
MAJOR SCIENCE-FUNDING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS? 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1029 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: ITT 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 30 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 4005 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: P 
SUBJ-DISC: UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: DR. 
F-NAME: STUART 
M-NAME: NORMAN 
L-NAME: MCCUTCHEON 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 12/10/1954 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON 
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
START MEMO POSITION: 
VICE CHANCELLOR, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2000 - 2004 VICE CHANCELLOR, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF 
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND 
1999-2000 DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR MASSEY UNIVERSITY, NEW 
ZEALAND 
1994-1999 ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) MASSEY 
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
2005 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - ALUMNI MEETINGS. 
2004 NEW YORK ALUMNI MEETINGS AND VARIOUS CONFERENCES AND 
ACADEMICS MEETINGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. 
1982-84 CORNELL UNIVERSITY POST DOCTORAL FELLOW. 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
PHD ANIMAL SCIENCE MASSEY UNIVERSITY 
BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (1ST CLASS HONORS) MASSEY 
UNIVERSITY, NEW ZEALAND 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
CHAIR, NEW ZEALAND VICE CHANCELLOR'S COMMITTEE 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING 
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - 
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM 
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW).  THE 
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN 
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST 
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY 
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
MEETING AS PER VISITORS REQUESTS/RECOMMENDATIONS. IF 
PROGRAMMERS CAN SUGGEST OTHER MEETINGS THAT ALSO MEET THE 
VISITORS OBJECTIVES POST WOULD APPRECIATE THE RECOMMENDATION 
TO DISCUSS WITH VISITORS. 
 
 
 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND 
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN 
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE 
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC'); 
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS, 
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY; 
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND 
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES, 
FOUNDATIONS, ETC; 
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. 
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING 
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES; 
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER 
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS; 
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND. 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE 
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS: 
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC 
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/) 
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/) 
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW, 
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/) 
INSTITUTIONS: EAST COAST 
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH), LEXINGTON, MA 
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/) 
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO 
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF 
MATERIALS (PRISM), PRINCETON, NJ 
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML) 
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA 
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/) 
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE 
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H 
TML) 
WEST COAST 
STANFORD 
US BERKLEY 
UC DAVIS 
UCLA 
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
JUSTIFICATION: THIS VISIT WAS ENCOURAGED AS A RESULT OF 
DISCUSSIONS HAD BETWEEN VICE CHANCELLOR MCCUTCHEON, CONSUL- 
GENERAL SIRIA LOPEZ, (FORMER EAP DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC 
DIPLOMACY) PETER KOVACH, AND PAO ROY GLOVER. 
STUART MCCUTCHEON, THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 
AUCKLAND, IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY 
AND IS THE MOST SENIOR MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY STAFF.  HE 
LEADS THE UNIVERSITY BY ESTABLISHING OVERALL DIRECTION AND 
PROVIDING ADVICE TO COUNCIL (THE UNIVERSITY'S GOVERNING 
BODY) OF THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THESE DIRECTIONS, THE 
EFFICIENCY OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND THE SUITABILITY OF 
REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARRANGEMENTS. 
THE VICE CHANCELLOR AND HIS GROUP WILL BE IN THE US FOR A 10- 
DAY PERIOD AND REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM THE OFFICE OF 
VOLUNTARY VISITORS TO MAKE INTRODUCTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS 
WITH UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENT 
DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY HAVE NO PRIOR CONNECTION WITH. POST 
REQUESTS 7 PROGRAM DAYS, UNFUNDED, MEETINGS ONLY. HOTEL 
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROGRAM DAYS. LIAISON/ADVICE 
REGARDING DOMESTIC AIRLINE BOOKINGS IS ALSO REQUESTED ONCE 
AN ITINERARY IS AVAILABLE. 
REQUIREMENTS: A SEVEN-DAY VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM IN 
WASHINGTON, DC, AND EAST COAST CITIES AND ONE WEST COAST 
CITY. 
ARRIVAL DATE SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER 
MON       14 NOVEMBER WASHINGTON, DC, PROGRAM DAY 
TUES      15  ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY 
WED       16  ASHINGTON DC PROGRAM DAY 
THURS     17  AST COAST PROGRAM DAY 
FRIDAY    18  AST COAST PROGRAM DAY 
SAT       19  OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
SUN       20  OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
MON       21  OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
TUE       22  OWN ARRANGEMENTS 
WED       23  CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY 
THUR      24  CALIFORNIA PROGRAM DAY 
 
 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: OPEN MARKETS 
SPEAKER?: NO 
NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA?: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP?: NO 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 180 
PERSON-ID: 167 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: NZ 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: NZ 
RES-CNTRY-ID: NZ 
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 4005 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
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INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
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END BIO: 
START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: THOMAS 
M-NAME: HEINRICH 
L-NAME: BARNES 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 06/24/1953 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: BILLINGBOROUGH 
BIRTH-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM 
CITIZ-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM 
RES-CNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM 
START MEMO POSITION: 
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ( RESEARCH) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
1991 - 2001 LECTURER, SENIOR LECTURER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND 
1987 - 1991 SENIOR SCIENTIST OPTICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION 
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY AIST TSUKUBA, JAPAN 
1981 - 1987 RESEARCH SCIENTIST AND SECTION LEADER PHYSICS 
AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY DSIR LOWER HUTT. 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
1973/1975 PRIVATE TRAVEL DETROIT 
1995 NYSC BUFFALO 
1999 OPTICS CONFERENCE SAN FRANCISCO 
02 HAWAII 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
2004/03 01 AUSTRALIA 
03 UK AND EUROPE 
02 HONOLULU CANADA UK 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
PHD PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY, UK 
MSC PHYSICS, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY UK 
BSC PHYSICS UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 
AND TECHNOLOGY UK 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
SOCIETY OF PHOTO INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS 
ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
M.E.K.WILLIAMS, A.R.D. SOMERVELL, D.C.L. CHEUNG, Y.ZHANG, 
T.G. HASKELL AND T.H. BARNES "LOW COST SEGMENTED MIRRORS FOR 
ABERRATION CORRECTION IN SMALL APERTURE SYSTEMS", OPTICS AND 
LASERS IN ENGINEERING 42 (2) 253-265 (2004) 
A.R.D. SOMERVELL, M. WILLIAMS, T.H. BARNES "DIRECT 
MEASUREMENT OF FRINGE AMPLITUDE AND PHASE USING A HETERODYNE 
INTERFEROMETER OPERATING IN BROADBAND LIGHT' OPT. COMM. VOL 
229 1-6 PP59-64 (2004) 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING 
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - 
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM 
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW).  THE 
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN 
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST 
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY 
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND 
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN 
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE 
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC'); 
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS, 
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY; 
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND 
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FUNDING BODIES, 
FOUNDATIONS, ETC; 
- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. 
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING 
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES; 
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER 
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS; 
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND. 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR (RESEARCH) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
AUCKLAND, PROFESSOR TOM BARNES PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND 
VISION IN ACHIEVING THE UNIVERSITY'S STRATEGIC GOALS, IN 
RELATION TO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION POLICY ACROSS THE 
UNIVERSITY. SPECIFICALLY: 
- RESEARCH RELATED PLANNING AND POLICY, INCLUDING QUALITY 
ASSURANCE IN RESEARCH AND RESEARCH EDUCATION 
- MONITORING AND COMMUNICATION OF MAJOR CHANGES IN 
GOVERNMENT RESEARCH POLICY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES 
IN RESPONSE TO SUCH POLICY CHANGES 
- DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO FACILITATE GROWTH IN REVENUE TO 
SUPPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITY 
- COORDINATION OF UNIVERSITY BUDGET 
- DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ALLIANCES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, 
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: 
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NOTIFY-EMB: YES 
MEDIA?: NO 
HOME-STAY: NO 
HOME-HOSP?: NO 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 181 
PERSON-ID: 168 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: UK 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: UK 
RES-CNTRY-ID: UK 
FIRST-LANG-ID: EN 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 4005 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 0 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
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INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: CHRISTOPHER 
M-NAME: CHARLES 
L-NAME: TREMEWAN 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: YES 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 06/08/1951 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: WELLINGTON 
BIRTH-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
CITIZ-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
RES-CNTRY: NEW ZEALAND 
START MEMO POSITION: 
PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
SENIOR CONSULTANT, ASIA PACIFIC POLICY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES 
HONG KONG 1994-95 
SENIOR ASSOCIATE MEMBER ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE OXFORD 
UNIVERSITY 1991-92 
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, CC- ASIA, SINGAPORE 1981 - 1986 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
ON UNIVERSITY OR ACADEMIC BUSINESS. 
MAY 2004 NYC WASHINGTON DC BALTIMORE FOR NAFSA CONFERENCE 
2003 VISITING FELLOW NY VA DC 
2001 HARVARD 
2000 SEATTLE. 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
BOARF OF EDUCATION NEW ZEALAND 
MEMBER.  INTERNATIONAL POLICY OF THE NEW ZEALAND VICE 
CHANCELLORS COMMITTEE 
FORMER DIRECTOR OF NZ ASIA INSTITUTE. 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOCIAL CONTROL IN SINGAPORE (1994, 
1996) NEW YORK LONDON: ST MARTIN'S PRESS, MACMILLAN. 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: ENGLISH 
ENGL-READ: 5 
ENGL-SPEAK: 5 
ENGL-COMP: 5 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING 
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVESITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - 
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM 
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW).  THE 
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN 
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST 
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY 
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE US-NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
RELATIONSHIPS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION 
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH 
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND 
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING 
BODIES 
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE 
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS: 
INSTITUTIONS: 
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH), LEXINGTON, MA 
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/) 
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO 
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF 
MATERIALS (PRISM), PRINCETON, NJ 
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML) 
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA 
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/) 
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE 
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H 
TML) 
POLICY-MAKERS: WASHINGTON DC 
- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/) 
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/) 
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW, 
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
AS PRO VICE CHANCELLOR ( INTERNATIONAL) DR CHRISTOPHER 
TREMEWAN IS A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND HAS 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE LEADERSHIP, SUPPORT AND 
COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING POLICY 
FORMULATION AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE PRO VICE 
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1993 ( INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM) 
1995 
2000 
2002 
2003 
2004 
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RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - 
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM 
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW).  THE 
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN 
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST 
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY 
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
- TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH AND 
INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY IN 
RESEARCH (SMCC: 'BROADER PICTURE; POLICY/STRATEGIC ISSUES RE 
EDUCATION, RESEARCH FUNDING, ETC'); 
- TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS, 
ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY; 
- TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND 
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- LOOKING TO BENCHMARK AGAINST NEW RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES. 
- TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION/ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING 
OF KEY RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES; 
- TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FURTHER 
RESEARCH RELATIONSHIPS; 
- TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS 
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND. 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
VISITORS WOULD LIKE MEETINGS TO BE ARRANGED WITH THE 
FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY-MAKERS: 
INSTITUTIONS: 
- MIT (LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF DEFENSE RESEARCH), LEXINGTON, MA 
(WWW.LL.MIT.EDU/) 
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO 
(WWW.BUFFALO.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY, ITHACA, NY (WWW.CORNELL.EDU/RESEARCH/) 
- PRINCETON INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF 
MATERIALS (PRISM), PRINCETON, NJ 
(WWW.PRISM.PRINCETON.EDU/VISIT.HTML) 
- PENN STATE UNIVERSITY - HERSHEY, PA 
(WWW.RESEARCH.PSU.EDU/CO/) 
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (BIOMEDICINE) - BALTIMORE 
(WWW.JHUAPL.EDU/ABOUTAPL/FACILITIES/FACIL_HTM L/BIOMEDICINE.H 
TML) 
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, BETHESDA, MD (WWW.NIH.GOV/) 
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, ARLINGTON, VA (WWW.NSF.GOV/) 
- THE US DEPT OF COMMERCE, 1401 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW, 
WASH DC (WWW.COMMERCE.GOV/) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: ROY GLOVER PAO 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
AS THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS FOR AUCKLAND 
UNIVERSITY JOHN TAYLOR OVERSEES THE MAINTENANCE AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN AUCKLAND 
UNIVERSITY AND OTHER LEADING UNIVERSITIES. 
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
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MANAGING EDITOR, REVIEWS FOR WALDEN PUBLISHING UK JAN 2001 - 
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END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
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BSC LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS UK 
MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK 
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE UK 
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-TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN KEY US POLICY-MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY AND NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING 
RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY - AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY; 
-TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH; 
- POST CONSIDERS THAT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INCREASED 
COLLABORATION BETWEEN US AND NZ HIGHER EDUCATION 
INSTITUTIONS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. 
- ALTHOUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IS A MEMBER OF TWO 
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH-LED UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS - 
UNIVERSITAS 21 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM 
UNIVERSITIES (US MEMBERSHIP DETAILED BELOW).  THE 
INSTITUTIONS IN WHICH THE DELEGATION ARE INTERESTED IN 
MEETING FALL OUTSIDE THESE EXISTING NETWORKS.  POST 
CONSIDERS THAT BENEFIT WILL ACCRUE FROM INTRODUCING KEY 
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND STAFF TO A WIDER NETWORK OF US 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND POLICY MAKERS. 
 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
TO GAIN AN OVERVIEW OF US HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, THE 
US - NZ HIGHER EDUCATION RELATIONSHIP AND THE POTENTIAL FOR 
FURTHER COLLABORATION ESPECIALLY IN RESEARCH. 
TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY US POLICY MAKERS IN 
RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES FOR RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND 
FUNDING WITH MAJOR US RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDING 
BODIES 
TO LEARN ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING OF KEY 
RESEARCH INSTITUTES AT LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES 
TO CONSOLIDATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF 
AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY 
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AS PER VICE CHANCELLOR 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
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START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
ERICK LITHANDER IS THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS POLICY 
ADVISOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND WITH RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY'S 
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STRATEGY, MANAGING KEY RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS AND BI-LATERAL PARTNERSHIPS. 
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6. POST THANKS THE OFFICE OF VOLUNTARY VISITORS FOR ADVICE 
ON AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS VOLUNTARY VISITOR REQUEST. 
 
THANKS AND REGARDS, BURNETT