Christopher David Beeby (October 1935 – 19 March 2000) was a New Zealand diplomat who held several ambassadorships and was involved in international litigation and negotiations, notably over Antarctic resources.

Beeby was New Zealand's ambassador to Iran (1978 to 1980) and to France (1991 to 1996) and was a member of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body from 1995 to his death in 2000.

[11][12][13][14] He spent six years working towards a convention that eventually manifested as the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.

[1][5] In 1995 he attempted to mediate an end to the Pacific Salmon War between Canada and the United States, but was unsuccessful.

That same year he was appointed as an original member of the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, which he chaired in 1998.