Wendy Hinton has formerly served as New Zealand's ambassador to Turkey. She was also New Zealand's ambassador to Poland and Ukraine from 2013 to 2017, and has served various other roles working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and United Nations. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Otago in both History and French. She was one of ten ambassadors kicked out of Turkey for opposing the arrest of Osman Kavala.