Mike Ketchen
New Zealand Consul General Hawai’i
Mike is a career diplomat with the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Alongside his role as Consul General, Mike is the non-resident New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of Marshall Islands.
Other offshore positions Mike has held include the Political Counsellor at the New Zealand High Commission in Canberra (2016-2019) and the New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner in Honiara (2013-2015).
More recently, Mike was the Unit Manager in MFAT’s Pacific and Development Group with responsibility for managing New Zealand’s relationships with Fiji, Vanuatu and Kiribati.
Mike has also held a variety of advisory positions including within the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Premier and Cabinet; NSW Health; and the New Zealand Ministry of Defence.
Mike is married to Lauren and they have three young children.