Background
McDOWELL, David was born on April 30, 1937 in Palmerston N.
McDOWELL, David was born on April 30, 1937 in Palmerston N.
Victoria University of Wellington.
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1959, Head, United Nations and African and Middle East Divisions 1973, Director of External Aid 1973-1976, Head, Economics Division 1980-1981, Special Assistant to Secretary General, Commonwealth Secretary, London 1969-1972. High Commissioner to Fiji 1977-1980, to India, Nepal and Bangladesh 1983-1985.
Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Asia, Australia and the Americas 1981-1985.
First Secretary, Permanent Mission to United Nations 1964-1968, Permanent
Representative 1985-1989.