Chris Beeby

Christopher David Beeby (October 1935 – 19 March 2000) was a New Zealand diplomat who held several ambassadorships and was involved in international litigation and negotiations, notably over Antarctic resources. Beeby was New Zealand's ambassador to Iran (1978 to 1980) and to France (1991 to 1996) and was a member of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body from 1995 to his death in 2000. While ambassador to Iran, Beeby assisted American diplomats in the Iran hostage crisis.

Early life and education Christopher David Beeby was born on 10 He attended the Victoria University of Wellington and the London School of Economics.

Beeby worked to draft anti-nuclear legislation for New Zealand and served as counsel for New Zealand in the International Court of Justice during the Nuclear Tests Case in 1973 and 1974. Beeby was involved in the Iran hostage crisis in 1979, when he, as ambassador, and another employee at the New Zealand embassy, Richard Sewell, helped several American diplomats escape to safety. The New Zealand Herald named Beeby and Sewell the "New Zealanders of the Year for 1979" for their actions. In 1983 Beeby chaired several negotiations on the Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities. He spent six years working towards a convention that eventually manifested as the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Beeby Peak in Antarctica is named after him.