NZ - US Relations

Chronology

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2007

• The U.S. and NZ Pledge To Advance Science Partnership - October 29
• Student Work/Travel Visa Pilot Program Agreed - September 10
• Pacific Region of Vital Importance to the U.S. - May 7
• Building Momentum: Towards A Stronger U.S. – N.Z. Relationship - May 3
• President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Clark of New Zealand to the White House - March 21
• U.S. Policy Toward South Pacific Island Nations, including Australia and New Zealand - Glyn Davies, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, before the Asia, the Pacific, and Global Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs - March 15
• Signing of the United States - New Zealand Earth Sciences Framework - January 16
• The 50th Anniversary of the United States - New Zealand Cooperation in Antarctica - January 14

2006

• New Zealand's participation Applauded - New Zealand participates in the “table-top” associated with the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, Exercise Leading Edge - October 30
• U.S. recognizes exemplary New Zealand troops - Medal Ceromony at the U.S. Embassy - Ambassador McCormick's speech  - October 16
• U.S. recognizes exemplary New Zealand troops - Medal Ceromony at the U.S. Embassy - Media Release  - October 16
• US Ambassador  McCormick visits the Lincoln University Dairy Farm  - September 20
• Kylee Maloney Award Ceremony  - September 14
• U.S Ambassador McCormick presented with a September 11 keepsake from the children of Port Chalmers  - September 8
• U.S. Ambassador William McCormick has expressed his concern at the breakdown of the Doha round  - July 25
• U.S. Ambassador William McCormick has welcomed New Zealand’s considerable increase in the number of Working Holiday visas available to young Americans  - July 25
• Ambassador William McCormick's 4th of July speech  - July 4.
• New Zealand and the U.S. to cooperate on nuclear non-proliferation  - June 26.
• The passing of former U.S. Ambassador of New Zealand, H. Munroe Browne  - June 14.
• Ambassador McCormick's Memorial Day Speech Old St. Paul's Church  - May 29.
• Ambassador William P. McCormick - Address at Pataka Museum rededication of Maori Pou. Commemorating WW11 United States Marines  - March 17.
• Remarks of Franklin L. Lavin Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. United States – New Zealand Partnership Forum - "Different Paths to Common Values" - 21 April.
• "From Restauranteur to Resident in New Zealand: A U.S. Ambassador's Story" - Ambassador McCormick's speech to Taranaki Federated Farmers and the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce  - 30 March.
• Journalists from 100 countries around the world to convene for inaugural Edward R. Murrow program for Journalists, April 1-21, 2006  - Media Statement, March 29.
• Pacific Protector  - 27 March.
• Ambassador William P. McCormick address at Pataka Museum rededication of Maori Pou. Commemorating WWII United States Marines  - March 17.
• Ambassador William McCormick's speech at the 2006 Petroleum Conference  - March 6.

• Press Release - Senators McCain and Sununu Encourage President Bush to Lauch FTA Negotiations with New Zealand – 17 March
• New Zealand Announces New Ambassador to the United States – 21 January
  

2005

Statement of William McCormick, Ambassador-Designate to New Zealand and Samoa  before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, September 22, 2005 (Media Statement, September 23, 2005)

U.S. Appreciates Further NZ Assistance in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina  (Media Statement, September 6, 2005)

U.S. Acknowledges NZ’s Support and Assistance in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina  (Media Statement, September 2, 2005)

U.S. Acknowledges New Zealand’s Continued Commitment to Thwart Terrorism  (Media Statement, August 12, 2005)

The New Zealand-U.S. Relationship: Interests, Values and Vision  Remarks by U.S. Charge d'Affaires, David Burnett, Gateway to America Conference, August 12, 2005

President Bush Nominates Ambassador to New Zealand, July 29, 2005  (Media Statement)

U.S. Ready to Work with Whomever New Zealanders Choose to Represent Them  (Media Statement, July 21, 2005)

Silencing the Echoes of the Past  Address by U.S. Ambassador Charles J. Swindells at the 4th of July Celebration, Wellington, New Zealand