Any documents containing the words "China" and "public diplomacy" between Jan 1, 2017 and August 8, 2018
Joshua Kurlantzick made this Official Information request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
The request was refused by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
From: Joshua Kurlantzick
Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
This is a freedom of information request, pursuant to corresponding freedom of information and official information acts. I am a scholar with the Council on Foreign Relations think tank. I also am a writer for World Politics Review website, and the Washington Monthly magazine, as well as other publications.
I would like to make a request for the following documents, if they exist, from within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Please search files from the main ministry, as well as the New Zealand embassy in Beijing.
Any and all reports, analysis, cables, documentation, or other written items, between January 1, 2017 and August 9,2018, that contain the following phrases:
1. “China AND public diplomacy”
2. “China AND soft power”
You can contact me when the request is ready on [email address]
Ultimately, when the documents are ready, my mailing address is
Joshua Kurlantzick
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F St NW
Washington DC 20006
and the documents can be sent by email to [email address]
Yours faithfully,
Joshua Kurlantzick
https://www.cfr.org/experts/joshua-kurla...
From: ENQUIRIES
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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From: Joshua Kurlantzick
Dear ENQUIRIES,
Thank you. Perhaps I will see if a New Zealand citizen will file. It should not require substantial collection and research as it is a limited time period and documents can be searched on a very finite number of terms.
Yours sincerely,
Joshua Kurlantzick
From: ENQUIRIES
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Thank you for your enquiry.
· For urgent consular issues, or if you are a New Zealand citizen
overseas needing assistance, please email [1][email address]
· For enquiries regarding New Zealand Scholarships, please use the
scholarships enquiries form available at:
[2]https://scholarship.force.com/CommunityF...
· Visas for New Zealand are issued by Immigration New Zealand. For
information on visas and travelling to New Zealand, please see their
website: [3]www.immigration.govt.nz
· For information on visas for other countries please contact the
relevant foreign representative to New Zealand. A full list can be found
on our website: [4]www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/
· Passports are issued by the Department of Internal Affairs.
Please see their website for more information: [5]www.passports.govt.nz
· For information on bringing goods into New Zealand, please see
the New Zealand Customs website: [6]www.customs.govt.nz
For all other enquiries you can expect a response in due course.
Kind regards,
MFAT ENQUIRIES
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
[7]www.mfat.govt.nz | [8]www.safetravel.govt.nz
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From: ESD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Joshua Kurlantzick
Thank you for your email of 10 August 2018. It has been referred to the Executive Services Division to manage.
The provision of information relating to the work of New Zealand Government agencies, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is governed by New Zealand's Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The purpose of the OIA, amongst other things, is to progress the availability of information to the people of New Zealand to enable effective participation in the making and administration of laws and to hold Ministers and civil servants accountable. The OIA specifies who can rely on its provisions and seek information from government agencies. This criteria is found in section 12(1) of the OIA and provides:
Any person, being-
(a) A New Zealand citizen; or
(b) A permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) A person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) A body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) A body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which has a place of business in New Zealand.
Could you please confirm that you fulfil one of the criteria as outlined in section 12(1) of the OIA? You can provide this information to us by emailing this address ([email address]).
Kind regards
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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From: ESD
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Dear Joshua Kurlantzick
I refer to your email of 10 August 2018 in which you request the following
under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“Any and all reports, analysis, cables, documentation, or other written
items, between January 1, 2017 and August 9,2018, that contain the
following phrases:
1. “China AND public diplomacy”
2. “China AND soft power””
As noted in our email of 13 August 2018, the OIA specifies who can rely on
its provisions and seek information from government agencies. These
criteria are found in section 12(1) of the OIA and provides:
Any person, being-
(a) A New Zealand citizen; or
(b) A permanent resident of New Zealand; or
(c) A person who is in New Zealand; or
(d) A body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or
(e) A body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand.
You have confirmed that you do not meet these requirements and therefore
we will be taking no further action on your request.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek a review of this
response by the Ombudsman.
Kind regards
ESD
Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatû Aorere
T +64 4 439 8000 E [1][email address]
[2]www.mfat.govt.nz | [3]www.safetravel.govt.nz
[UNCLASSIFIED]
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This one won't fly. The OIA only allows NZ citizens or permanent residents of NZ to request official information. And in any case it would probably be refused as it requires "substantial collation or research".
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