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    May 24 - Media Advisory: US Memorial Day honours NZ-US relations

    When: Monday 27 May, 2013, 12:00pm – 1:15pm (wreath laying app. 12.50pm)
    Where: Old St Paul’s Cathedral, 34 Mulgrave street, Wellington

    Who: US Ambassador David Huebner, NZ Defence Force Chiefs, Defence Force cadets, MPs John Hayes and Phil Goff, New Zealand-American Association chair Larry Keim, RSA representatives, New Zealand and American war veterans, Wellington regional mayors, local Wellington school representatives and US Marines from the US Embassy

    Almost 200 invited guests will gather at Old St. Paul’s Cathedral on Monday to commemorate US Memorial Day. United States Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner will deliver a keynote address on the importance of the day to US citizens and the on going relationship between US and NZ defence forces. [read more - pdf file 163kb]

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    May 23, 2013 - Marines retrace footsteps on Paekakariki’s ‘Little Burma Road’.
    History will repeat itself this Sunday [May 26] as a group of United States Marines retrace the footsteps of their former comrades, seven decades later.
    New Zealand-based US Marines, who guard the US Embassy in Wellington, will participate in the “In the Footsteps of the Marines” run held in Paekakariki on the Kapiti Coast. The run commemorates a course the US Marines trained on during World War II.
    Gunnery Sergeant Boylan says it will be an honour to celebrate the Marines’ long-established relationship with New Zealand and to help raise funds for good causes.
    The Kapiti Joggers and Walkers Club are organising the run which tackles a gruelling 13.4 kilometre course spanning from Whareroa Farm up to the Maungakotukutuku Valley. It will reach 300m above sea level.
    History will repeat itself this Sunday [May 26] as a group of United States Marines retrace the footsteps of their former comrades, seven decades later.

    New Zealand-based US Marines, who guard the US Embassy in Wellington, will participate in the “In the Footsteps of the Marines” run held in Paekakariki on the Kapiti Coast. The run commemorates a course the US Marines trained on during World War II.

    Gunnery Sergeant Boylan says it will be an honour to celebrate the Marines’ long-established relationship with New Zealand and to help raise funds for good causes.
    The Kapiti Joggers and Walkers Club are organising the run which tackles a gruelling 13.4 kilometre course spanning from Whareroa Farm up to the Maungakotukutuku Valley. It will reach 300m above sea level.[find out details and how to participate]
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    May 23 , 2013 - Joint Statement: US-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue

    US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns opened the 2013 US-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue with New Zealand’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade John Allen; Chief of Defence Force Rhys Jones; Secretary to the Treasury Gabriel Makhlouf; and Deputy Secretary of Defence Bede Corry today at the US Department of State as part of our countries’ ongoing bilateral discussions.

    Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James P. Zumwalt led the discussion and welcomed the productive efforts of the United States and New Zealand to jointly tackle key challenges. The two sides discussed issues of global concern and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. They reiterated their commitment to continuing to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States and New Zealand. [read the statement]

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    May 23, 2013 - Vic student heads to DC on top diplomatic programme
    Victoria University student Rory McCourt has been chosen from a worldwide pool of applicants to attend a prestigious diplomatic youth exchange programme in the United States.
    The 21-year-old, who is also president of Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, was selected to attend the US State Department’s “Empowering Youth as Change Agents” project. It which will run for two weeks in early June and will visit Washington DC, Cleveland and New York. 
    The program was designed to give participants the skills, resources and networks to affect positive change in their communities back home. McCourt will meet with experts from government, academia, think tanks and the private sector.

    Victoria University student Rory McCourt has been chosen from a worldwide pool of applicants to attend a prestigious diplomatic youth exchange programme in the United States.

    The 20-year-old, who is also president of Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, was selected to attend the US State Department’s “Empowering Youth as Change Agents” project. It will run for two weeks in early June and will take place in Washington DC, Cleveland and New York. 

    The program was designed to give participants the skills, resources and networks to affect positive change in their communities back home. McCourt will meet with experts from government, academia, think tanks and the private sector. [Read Media Release]
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