Ahra Cho is a Foreign Policy Officer at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, specializing as the NZ-EU Free Trade Agreement Coordinator since February 2022. Prior to this role, Ahra served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, leading negotiations and implementation of Technical Barriers to Trade chapters. Ahra's experience in the Ministry for Primary Industries included advisory roles on market access and trade policy, focusing on the implementation of SPS chapters in Southeast Asia. With a Master's degree in International Trade and Economics from Seoul National University and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Education from The University of Auckland, Ahra has a solid academic foundation supporting extensive professional experience in international trade policy and negotiations.
