The Power of the Personal: Vicki Treadell at TEDxVUW

Mrs Vicki Treadell arrived in May 2010 as the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, Samoa and Governor of Pitcairn. Born in Malaysia and raised there until eight, she speaks Bahasa and Cantonese. The family then re-located and settled in the UK. Treadell believes she embodies the best of British multiculturalism as she hails from a half Dutch-half French father and a Singapore Chinese mother. "Britain has given me every opportunity and I am proud to be promoting the best of Britain". She has travelled extensively both on business and for pleasure. Her interests include reading, art and photography.

Her talk discusses the importance of people and connections - highlighted by two very contrasting examples.

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