State.gov readout Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 17, 2018 The below is attributable to Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino: Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met today with New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters at the Department of State. Secretary Pompeo thanked Foreign Minister Peters for New Zealand’s continued support in working towards the final, fully verified ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 December, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, East Asia & Pacific, Government Offices, News, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Pompeo, Secretary of State, Vice President Pence, VP Pence, Winston Peters
“This is a historic day for the United States and New Zealand partnership…” – Ambassador Scott Brown. Press Release, U.S. Embassy Welllington, August 2nd, 2018. Ambassador Scott P. Brown strongly welcomes
President Trump signing the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act, or KIWI Act, into law today in Washington, D.C. The KIWI Act will allow eligible New Zealand nationals to ...
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By Mike Cousins | 2 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, Key Documents, News, President of the United States, Press Releases
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Donald J. Trump, Kiwi Act, Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act
Press Release: Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival organisers have announced that a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress will be making its New Zealand debut at their Air Festival. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered
strategic bomber , designed and built by
Boeing . It has been operated by the
United States Air Force (USAF) since the 1950s. The plane has a typical ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 February, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: agricultural, Air Force Global Strike Command, B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, gliders, helicopters, modern military, Wings over Wairarapa Air Festival, WWI, WWII aircraft
By Gail Brown. For the next blog post in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Vania Wolfgramm. Vania is a former rugby player for the famous Black Ferns. She loves the sport. Now, as the Women’s Rugby Development Manager at New Zealand Rugby (NZR), her job is to share her passion for rugby with other young ...
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By Mike Cousins | 31 January, 2019 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women, Sports Diplomacy
| Tags: Black Ferns, Gail Brown, New Zealand Rugby, Pacific Women Leaders, PWL, Rugby, Vania Wolfgramm
Press Release U.S. Embassy Wellington. The U.S. Memorial unveiled today at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park cements the long-standing relationship between the United States and New Zealand, Tamsin Evans, Deputy Chief Executive Delivery, Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage said today. “Pukeahu is a special place for New Zealanders and visitors to reflect on ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 December, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Pukeahu National War Memorial, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Randall G. Schriver, Tamsin Evans, U.S. Memorial
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Vanessa Masoa – Rugby player. Mentor. By profession, Vanessa Masoa is a Careers Development Consultant to the Tertiary Education Commission (formerly Careers New Zealand). By passion, Vanessa Masoa is a determined competitor who loves the adrenaline rush of playing rugby. She now ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Black Ferns Rugby, Gail Brown, Pacific Women Leaders, Porirua, PWL, Tertiary Education Commission, Vanessa Masoa
SelectUSA is on in Washington D.C., June 10-12, 2019. Save the date and Apply Now
selectusasummit.us/ What is SelectUSA? SelectUSA is the U.S. Department of Commerce-led program to promote and facilitate business investment into the United States. Since its inception, SelectUSA has facilitated $45.5 billion in client-verified investment, creating and/or retaining tens of thousands of U.S. jobs. SelectUSA’s mission is to facilitate job-creating business ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: SelectUSA 2019, SelectUSA Investment Summit, U.S. Department of Commerce
By Gail Brown. For the next blog in the
Pacific Women Leaders series, I met with Fiafia Rex – founder of
Oma Tafua (To Treasure Whales). Endangered whales have a special friend on the tiny island of Niue, deep in the Pacific Ocean. Her name is Fiafia Rex and she founded Oma Tafua, The Whale Conservation in Niue more than ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 2 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Pacific Women
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Fiafia Rex, Oceanic humpback whale, Oma Tafua, Pacific Women Leaders, Rock of Polynesia
Ambassador Scott Brown enjoyed his first visit to Blenheim and the Marlborough region as part of his ongoing program of outreach to the provincial centers of New Zealand. He was met by guide for the day, local Member of Parliament Stuart Smith, and kicked off the visit with a courtesy call at the Regional Council ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 1 November, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Allan Scott Estate, Ambassador Scott Brown, Ambassador Scott P. Brown, Blenheim, Marlborough, Marlborough Girls’ College, mihi whakatau, NASA, Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, RNZAF, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Woodbourne
U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown made his first trip to Southland. Welcomed to Invercargill by Nigel Skelt manager of ILT Stadium Southland and
Sarah Dowie MP , U.S. Ambassador Brown had a jam-packed schedule. First it was off to the world-class ILT
Stadium Southland /SIT Velodrome. The Ambassador had the privilege to meet up with the Invercargill
Verdon College track cycling team and then ride ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 September, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Ambassador, ambscottbrown, Corbin Strong, Creative HQ, ILT Stadium Southland, Mark O'Connor, Meccaspresso, MP Sarah Dowie, Neil McAra, Sarah Dowie MP, SIT Velodrome, Southland, Southland Chamber Of Commerce
New Zealand Government Press Release Hon David Parker Minister for Economic Development. New Zealand tertiary students will be offered the chance to participate in NASA’s International Internships Programme, under an agreement between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and NASA. “Through the programme, high-achieving students will have the opportunity to work in NASA’s best and most ...
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By Mike Cousins | 27 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Hon David Parker, International Internships Programme, NASA, New Zealand Space Agency, Sir William Pickering, U.S. Ambassador Brown
Ambassador Brown had a successful day in Rotorua: where he reached out to local iwi Te Arawa, visited a company with significant trade with the United States, was the keynote speaker at a business lunch hosted by local MP Hon Todd McClay, and enjoyed a ride down the Redwood Forest on a NZ-designed U.S.-produced high ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: MP Hon Todd McClay, Redwood Forest, Rotorua, Te Arawa
Over a few days in Auckland, Ambassador Brown talked U.S. policy with constituents of MP David Seymour and the U.S. Consulate’s Youth Council, met with leaders from Auckland’s Sikh and Jewish communities, checked out a local Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality company’s tech, celebrated US-NZ business ties at the American Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner, and shot ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 23 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: AmCham, AR, Auckland, BallanceNZ, Tauranga, USNZYouthCouncil, VR
Press Release U.S. Embassy, Wellington. Admiral Phil Davidson, the Commander of USINDOPACOM, has arrived in New Zealand for an official visit to meet with senior leaders in the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Admiral Davidson assumed command of USINDOPACOM on May 30 of this year. This is his first visit to New Zealand ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 August, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Key Officials, News
| Tags: Admiral Phil Davidson, Pacific Partnership, RIMPAC, USINDOPACOM
U.S. Mission in New Zealand hosted the 2018 Independence Day event in Wellington last week, and in Auckland last night. Here are a selection of photos from each event: Wellington: Auckland: Related:
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By Public Affairs Section | 13 July, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Scott Brown, Gail Brown, Independence Day, Independence Day 2018
Many of New Zealand’s close friends and partners, like the United States, recognise Fieldays as an opportunity for companies to showcase their products and services to the rural sector. Fieldays 2018, recently held in Hamilton, New Zealand on June 13 – 16 proved to be just that! There is no question that Innovative technologies are ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 July, 2018 | Categories:
Agriculture, Ambassador, News
| Tags: Acu-POLARIS, Acumen Detection, Ambassador Brown, Fieldays, Fieldays 2018, mastitis, New York, Tim Moshier
On Friday June 8, U.S. Ambassador Scott P. Brown visited Hamilton, New Zealand’s fourth city by size and the country’s largest inland center, for a program ahead of Fieldays. He started by catching up with Mayor Andrew King, who shared some interesting perspectives on the opportunities and challenges faced by Hamilton. Being a huge Rocky Horror Picture ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 June, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Ambassador Scott Brown, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Hamilton, Hon Tim Macindoe, Jamie Strange, Mayor Andrew King, Professor Bruce Clarkson, Riff Raff, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Security and Crime Science Centre, University of Waikato
Via NZ Herald. People that only do good things when someone is watching are really in it for themselves. Altruism by definition is motived by concern for others. Since my arrival here, I’ve had the privilege of seeing Kiwi generosity and strong independence in action, as you make quiet contributions to the benefit of your neighbours. We know ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 April, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador Scott Brown, NZ Herald, Pacific's neighbourhood watch, Samoa
In the lead-up to Easter, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown visited Ashburton, Christchurch, and Wanaka to promote linkages with the United States. In Ashburton on March 28, Ambassador Brown spoke to the local Rotary Club Dinner after visiting the South Island Seed Dressing Company and calling on the local Mayor, Donna Favel, and members of the District Council. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 3 April, 2018 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ashburton, Burn Cottage Vineyard, Canterbury Justice, Canterbury Police, Centre for Space Science Technology, Christchurch, e Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, PYLAT, Rotary Club, South Island Seed Dressing Company, Wanaka, Warbirds Over Wanaka
Thursday December 07, 2017. Cook Island News. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the warm welcome I received on my introductory trip to the Cook Islands. I met with leaders of government, business and civil society. I learned much about the people, culture and heritage of the Cook Islands. I was impressed by your commitment to preserving your language and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 December, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Press Releases
| Tags: Aitutaki, Cook Island News, Cook Islands, Pacific region, Penrhyn, Rarotonga, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. One of the greatest Kiwi traditions is the summer road trip. Well, it might not be summer just quite yet, but in the spirit of this celebration of the season, Ambassador and Gail Brown jumped in the car and headed off up the island this week, to the ...
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By Mike Cousins | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Building Clever Companies, Manawatu, Manawatu Chamber of Commerce, Manawatu District Mayor Helen Worboys, Mayor Grant Smith
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. U.S. Ambassador Brown had a follow-up visit on November 6 to two of Wellington’s innovation hubs,
ProjectR (co-working space for startups in the Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality /Mixed Reality space) and
Mahuk i (an innovation accelerator program for startups in Galleries Libraries Archives and Museums (GLAM) sector). The Mahuki residents, in ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador, AR, GLAM, innovation, Mahuki, ProjectR, VR
By Public Affairs staff, U.S. Embassy Wellington. On November 2nd, Ambassador and Mrs. Brown were joined by USMC General Cavanaugh’s wife, Mrs. Sherry Cavanaugh for their first visit to a number of Marines heritage sites in the Wellington region. The group began the day by touring
Old St Paul’s , the church in Wellington city that was frequented ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Culture, News
On November 6th, Ambassador Brown made his first visit to the
Massey University College of Creative Arts (CoCA) in Wellington, at the invitation of Pro Vice-Chancellor Claire Robinson. The visit started with a sneak peek tour of CoCA’s new School of Music and Creative Media Production, which is yet to formally open. Associate Professor Andre Ktori, Head of the Music School, explained ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 November, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Culture, News
| Tags: Ambassador Brown, Associate Professor Andre Ktori, Claire Robinson, CoCA, Head of the Music School, Massey University College of Creative Arts
On October 27 at Infrastructure New Zealand’s ‘Building Nations Symposium’ annual conference, Ambassador Scott Brown delivered remarks to an audience of over 300 senior executives and leaders of the infrastructure development sector. In his remarks the Ambassador noted the shared challenges faced by both countries in designing and implementing infrastructure that is both resilient to ...
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By Mike Cousins | 27 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: #BNS2017, Ambassador Scott Brown, Chair of Infrastructure NZ, Infrastructure New Zealand, Patrick Brockie, US Commercial Service
By U.S. Embassy Youth Councilor, Victoria Triegaardt. With the new Ambassador settling into his role at the Embassy there’s been a flurry of activity for the U.S. NZ- Youth Council. At the start of September there was a career development morning where the Youth Councilors heard from New Zealand alumni of State Department programs and ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 17 October, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Youth Outreach
| Tags: U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown, U.S. Embassy Youth Council, USNZYouthCouncil, Victoria Triegaardt
By Public Affairs Staff, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. This Monday, September 11th marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States. Each year in New Zealand the tragedy is remembered by firefighters from around Aotearoa with a Memorial Climb of Auckland’s Sky Tower and a memorial event in Christchurch. More than ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 15 September, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Auckland, Events, History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: 9/11 Memorial sculpture in Christchurch, Auckland, Christchurch, Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
Guset blog post by Alexia Hilbertidou. I was chosen by space agency NASA to ride on-board their 747 jumbo jet aircraft during a special overnight mission. In one 10 hour flight, I travelled at -70C and zero per cent humidity while measuring stardust and taking in the breath-taking displays of the atmosphere, such as the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 30 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Girlboss, NASA, SOFIA
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. This year New Zealand took part in the United States Department of Commerce U.S. Commercial Service’s Patient Day Global Forum Series. The global series is happening from March through October 2017 in countries around the world including China, Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Canada, Austria, Italy, Egypt, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 9 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Auckland, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: DoubleJump Interchange, Executive Director, Hadley Slade-Jones, Patient Day, Patient Day Global Forum Series, PwC New Zealand, United States Department of Commerce, USCS
Ambassador Brown spent August 1 meeting leaders of New Zealand’s dynamic innovation and start-up sector, an important economic and cultural U.S.-New Zealand link, in Wellington. Start-ups demonstrated their technology and explained where they are seeking to partner with U.S. expertise and investment to grow further. The tech tour included
Mahuki – Innovation Hub of Te Papa ,
Creative HQ ProjectR ,
BizDojo , and
Xero . Wellington ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 August, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News, Science & Tech
| Tags: Bizdojo, Creative HQ ProjectR, Mahuki - Innovation Hub of Te Papa, tech tour, Wellington, Xero
Marking his second trip to Tamaki-makau-rau, on the 12th July 2017, Ambassador Scott Brown and his wife Mrs. Gail Brown flew to Auckland to celebrate the 241st Independence Day of the United States – arriving to chilly weather but a warm reception in New Zealand’s economic and population hub. Ahead of the celebrations, Ambassador Brown ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 25 July, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Auckland, Consulate General, News, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Auckland, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
Ambassador Scott Brown’s inaugural 4th of July Independence Day in New Zealand with a packed reception at the Hunter Lounge at the Victoria University of Wellington. Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee, represented the New Zealand government and was joined by hundreds of others including Ministers, members of the New Zealand Parliament, military, cultural and media representatives ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 July, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, News
| Tags: 4th of July Independence Day, Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee, Gail Brown, Independence Day 2017, U.S. Ambassador Brown
By U.S. Ambassador, Scott Brown. Kia Ora Aotearoa! I am proud, humbled, and delighted to begin my service officially as the Ambassador of the United States to New Zealand. My wife Gail and I were very moved by the warm welcome, the beautiful Maori pōwhiri, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Guard of Honour ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 28 June, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, News, President of the United States
| Tags: Ambassadorship to New Zealand, ambscottbrown, Dame Patsy Reddy, Donald J. Trump, Government House, Governor-General of New Zealand, Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, Maori pōwhiri, U.S. Ambassador Scott Brown
Join us in welcoming Ambassador-Designate Scott Brown and his wife Gail. They are arriving in New Zealand shortly and wanted to introduce themselves. Watch this video to learn more about Ambassador-Designate Brown, his family and career, and why the partnership between the United States and New Zealand is so important.
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 June, 2017 | Categories:
Ambassador, Connecting with Kiwis, News
| Tags: Ambassador, Ambassador-Designate Scott Brown, Gail Brown, Scott Brown
