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
Julie Paterson, now CEO of
Tennis New Zealand , said the
espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program changed her life. During her exchange, she was mentored by Deborah Slaner Larkin, CEO of the
Women’s Sports Foundation in New York and was so inspired by the organization’s work that she returned to New Zealand and established
Women in Sport Aotearoa (WISPA) , along with Massey University Professor and researcher, Sarah Leberman. WISPA is ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 October, 2018 | Categories:
Alumni, News, Sports Diplomacy, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: espnW, Global Sports Mentoring Program, Julie Paterson, Tennis New Zealand, WISPA
Press Statement John J. Sullivan Acting Secretary of State Washington, DC April 23, 2018 On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am honored to send my best wishes to the people of Australia and New Zealand this Anzac Day on April 25, 2018. On the 103rd anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign, ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 24 April, 2018 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, History, Key Officials, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: ANZAC Day
This week marks Earth Day, a day where we celebrate the ingenuity of those making tangible efforts to protect our environment. Now celebrated worldwide and officially observed by the UN, Earth Day began in the United States in 1970 as a response to public concern over rising pollution levels and anger over a massive oil ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 April, 2018 | Categories:
Environment, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Bats, Earth Day, ESTH, Kapiti Island, Niue, Piha, Te Ara, Whales
When the United States Embassy in New Zealand asks if you’ll do an Earth Day post about impacts of mismanaged waste on the global environment—with a focus on seabirds—what do you do? Quick, call
Lilly Sedaghat and
Steph Borrelle ! Sedaghat is one of my four fellow Fellows (
2017-2018 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellows , that is), currently studying waste management in Taiwan. Borrelle is ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 April, 2018 | Categories:
Education, Environment, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Conservation, Fulbright New Zealand, plastic, seabirds
Admiral Harry Harris, along with Ambassador Scott Brown, New Zealand Minister of Defence, Hon. Ron Mark and Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lt. Gen. Tim Keating participated in a mauri stones ceremony at the site of the United States Memorial, which will be installed at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this year. The ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 March, 2018 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Admiral Harry Harris, Ambassador Brown, PACOM, Pukeahu National War Memorial Park
Dr. Alex MacDonald is NASA’s Senior Economic Advisor within the Office of the Administrator at NASA Headquarters and is one of the foremost experts on the economic history of American space exploration and contemporary private-sector space activities. During a one-week trip to New Zealand, Dr. MacDonald connected with a wide array of government, academic, and ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 28 December, 2017 | Categories:
Auckland, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: AUT University, Consul General Melanie Higgins, NASA, Peter Beck, RocketLab, Space exploration, TedxAuckland, U.S. - N.Z. Youth Council
Guest blog by David Clarke of the EcoQuest Education Foundation. EcoQuest Education Foundation Te Rarangahau Taiao (EcoQuest) is a Charitable Trust, registered with the Charities Commission. We have a commitment to service learning, providing students from the United States with opportunities for learning through real life case studies and research in a new environment in ...
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By Mike Cousins | 1 December, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Charities Commission, David Clarke, EcoQuest, EcoQuest Education Foundation, Hūnua Ranges, pekapeka tou poto, short-tailed bat, Small grants
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
Application End Date: 10 July 2017 at 9:00am New Zealand Time Maximum Award Amount: $100,000 USD Contact: Auckland Public Affairs Section,
HosodaMK@state.gov PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Consulate General in Auckland, New Zealand seeks proposals for a project entitled “TechCamp New Zealand for Health Communicators.” The proposed project will consist of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 June, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Key Documents, News, Public Affairs, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: business professionals, community leaders, Federal States of Micronesia, Fiji, government officials, Health Communicators, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Public Affairs Section, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, TechCamp, U.S. Consulate General in Auckland, U.S. Department of State
Secretary of State Tillerson: “I am really delighted that we were able to make this stop in New Zealand to reaffirm the strong partnership that exists between the United States and New Zealand.” *** During his visit to New Zealand, Secretary of State Tillerson was welcomed with a pōwhiri at Premier House, followed by a meeting ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 7 June, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Documents, Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Vice President of the United States
| Tags: Donald J. Trump, Mike Pence, Prime Minister Bill English, Rex Tillerson
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson Official UNCLASSIFIED For Immediate Release STATEMENT BY HEATHER NAUERT, SPOKESPERSON May 30, 2017 Secretary of State Tillerson Travel to Sydney and Wellington U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Sydney, Australia, June 5–6, with Secretary of Defense James Mattis to participate in the 2017 Australia-U.S. Ministerial ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 May, 2017 | Categories:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
Each March a celebration of the rich history between Hawaii and Aotearoa descends onto the Hawaii Village at the Pasifika Festival in Auckland. Since launching the Hawaii Village in 2014, we continue to support the Hawaii Village Committee members who work tirelessly on a striking two day display of Hawaii arts, culture and food. This ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 19 April, 2017 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Auckland, Chargé D’Affaires, Connecting with Kiwis, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, First People's Connect, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Hawaii, Maori, Northland, Pasifika Festival, Samoa
In the evening of Thursday 9 February 2017, Chargé d’Affaires Candy Green flew to Invercargill on a trip that would take her to the southernmost city of New Zealand and its environs to engage with the people – and fauna – of Southland. A major highlight of the trip to Southland was the 2017 World ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 6 March, 2017 | Categories:
Chargé D’Affaires, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Alex Moser, Ari Edgecombe, Candy Green, Chargé d'Affaires, ILT Stadium Southland, Invercargill, Kevin Ford of Charlemont, Leann Brimmer, Loren Opstedahl, Maggie Passino, Massachusetts, New Zealand Aluminium Smelter, NZAS, Visual Arts Curator, World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships
The latest
Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Brittany Teei is a former professional tennis player, social entrepreneur, founder of KidsCoin tech-company, and she’s only 27 years young. Blessed with a prodigious mind and heart, this tenacious Ngāi Tahu woman recently shared her incredible story at the Remuera Tennis Club ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 19 January, 2017 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, First People's Connect, News, Success Stories, U.S. & New Zealand, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, KidsCoin, Maori Women Leaders, Ngāi Tahu, Tennis
U.S. Consulate General Auckland. UPDATE Earthquake & Tsunami – November 21, 2016 U.S. Navy’s USS Sampson helps with the North Canterbury Earthquake Disaster Recovery Assistance.
Read more . *** Emergency Message UPDATE for U.S. Citizens: Earthquake & Tsunami – November 15, 2016 A message for US Citizens: Please direct anyone with friends or family in Kaikoura to make ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 January, 2017 | Categories:
Consular Affairs, Consulate General, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Citizen Services
| Tags: AMCITS, Geonet, New Zealand, North Canterbury Earthquake
The latest Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Our next Wahine Toa feature is Rukumoana Schaafhausen from Ngāti Haua. Her ardent desire to help her community, her church, and her Māori people is central to her story as the longest standing trustee for Waikato Tainui Te Kauhaunganui Inc, ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 21 December, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, First People's Connect, News, Success Stories, U.S. & New Zealand, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Kiingitanga, Nancy Gilbert, Wahine Toa, Waikato Tainui
Just after the strong midnight earthquake shook New Zealand, the United States embassy Wellington went to work to help assess the damage and assist those in need. We successfully connected with all embassy staff and families, and while some minor breakages and small cracks are apparent, everyone is safe and accounted for. We quickly saw ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 14 November, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former Ambassadors, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, North Canterbury Earthquake
The latest
Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. This month I’d like to introduce Kiri Nathan, an elegant mother, fashion designer, Māori female leadership and youth advocate of Ngā Puhi and Tainui descent. She has developed an internationally-recognized brand –
Kiri Nathan – a high-end fashion label with a Māori heart and ...
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By Mike Cousins | 27 October, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, U.S. & New Zealand, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Aulii Cravalho, Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Kiri Nathan, korowai, Maori, Mariah Carey, Moana, Nancy Gilbert, Wahine Toa
By Education USA NZ staff. Students, parents, coaches, and school personnel from across New Zealand met with visiting admissions representatives from American universities as part of the fourth annual U.S. Universities Expo, September 4-6, 2016. The touring university reps visited secondary schools, hosted information sessions, and participated in free public fairs in Auckland and Wellington. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 4 October, 2016 | Categories:
Education, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Ambassador Mark Gilbert, Binghamton University, Colgate University, Education New Zealand, EducationUSA, EducationUSA NZ, educationusanz@state.gov, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fulbright New Zealand, Indiana University, International Exchange Programs, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, New Zealand Qualifications Authority, NZQA, Portland State University, Purdue University, Sister Cities, Study Auckland, U.S. Universities Expo 2016, Uniexpo16, University at Buffalo, University of Arizona, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Kentucky
Office of Public Affairs U.S. Embassy, Wellington August 31, 2016 This weekend, representatives from ten major U.S. universities, and from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), will be available to answer questions from New Zealand students about studying in the United States. “It’s a unique opportunity for Kiwi students to meet recruiters and alumni from ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 31 August, 2016 | Categories:
Education, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S., U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: #USUNIEXPO16, EducationUSA, New Zealand, U.S. Universities Expo
The latest
Wahine Toa post by By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. The next Wahine Toa feature is Rachel Taulelei. Rachel’s Māori heritage and advocacy for young entrepreneurs, women in particular, are among her most passionate inspirations. Business savvy, and an innate gift for innovation have led to extraordinary success —first as an entrepreneur ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 23 August, 2016 | Categories:
Agriculture, Art & Culture, Business, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, First People's Connect, News, Success Stories, Trade, U.S. & New Zealand, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Environment, Nancy Gilbert, New Zealand, Rachel Taulelei, Wahine Toa, Wahine Toa Project
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 9, 2016. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will travel to Laos and New Zealand August 11-16. In Laos, Assistant Secretary Russel will meet with Lao officials and attend the East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials Meeting. This will be the last ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 August, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Press Releases, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Barack Obama, Daniel Russel, East Asia Summit
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release July 21, 2016 Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Government House Auckland, New Zealand PRIME MINISTER KEY: Okay, so good morning. Can I start by acknowledging the Vice President? We’re delighted to have you in New Zealand, ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 22 July, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Prime Minister John Key
The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release July 21, 2016 Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Members of the New Zealand Labour Party Vice President Biden met today with leading members of the opposition Labour Party in Auckland. They affirmed the shared values, deepening partnership, and growing economic ties ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 22 July, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Key Officials, U.S. & New Zealand, Uncategorized
| Tags: Joe Biden
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. Held every May, Youth Week is a New Zealand nationwide festival of events to celebrate the talents, passion, and success of local young people. Youth Week recognizes the contributions and achievements of young people in New Zealand and is organized by Ara Taiohi, a National ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 20 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Consulate General, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Environment, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Ara Taiohi, Auckland, Consul General Melanie Higgins, Consulate General, Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Emeline Afeaki, Environment, Global Citizenship at Young, Mangere Otahuhu, MP Su’a William Sio, Pasifika & Free, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, University of Auckland, Young, Youth Outreach, Youth Week
By Dr. Aime Black (Public Affairs Section) & LtCol John Black (Office of Defense Cooperation) The torrential downpour that plagued the Kapiti Coast stopped just in time for approximately 200 runners and walkers to pay tribute to the U.S. Marines stationed along the coast during WWII. U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand staff, including five active ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 16 June, 2016 | Categories:
History, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: In the Footsteps of the Marines, Kapiti Coast, Kapiti U.S. Marines Trust, MacKays Crossing, Memorial Day 2016, Paekakariki, U.S. Marines, USMC
By Phil McKenna, Public Affairs, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. Ambassador and Mrs Gilbert in Auckland, May 2016 On the evening of Friday, May 27 Ambassador and Mrs. Gilbert hosted a dinner at the Consul General’s residence with alumni from the field of education. They discussed education issues in New Zealand and the United States. The guest list ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 8 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: 850 firefighters, Andrea Bossenger, Auckland Sky Tower, Eisenhower Fellows, Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge, Fulbrighters, Graeme Ball, Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand, Lisa Mave, Mayor Brown, New Zealand Defence Force, Sarah Spicer, Study of the United States Institutes, SUSI, Tony Franklin-Ross
By: Shivani Ranganathan, Mara Hosoda and Amanda Leavall, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. On Friday, June 3rd, 2016, Associate Professor Jennifer Curtin from The University of Auckland- Politics and International Relations and Dr. Rhonda Evans, Director from the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies at The University of Texas ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 5 June, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, Education, Events, U.S. & New Zealand, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Associate Professor Jennifer Curtin, Austin, Craig Halbmaier, Dr. Rhonda Evans, Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Auckland, University of Texas
By Mara Hosoda and Victoria Triegaardt, Public Affairs U.S. Consulate Auckland and U.S. Embassy Wellington. The U.S. Embassy in New Zealand has run the U.S.-New Zealand Youth Council program since 2010. The program is based on the university structure with a student group at the University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, Victoria University of ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 18 May, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, U.S. Embassy Wellington, Youth Outreach
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Auckland University of Technology, Craig Halbmaier, Robert Tate, U.S.-New Zealand Youth Council, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, USNZYouthCouncil, Victoria University of Wellington
The U.S. Secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV), Ray Mabus, is visiting New Zealand this week to meet with New Zealand’s military leaders and officials on a wide range of issues. In his time as Secretary of the Navy, Mabus has visited more than 140 countries and territories and all 50 U.S. states representing the ...
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By Mike Cousins | 16 May, 2016 | Categories:
East Asia & Pacific, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Key Officials, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Barack Obama, Ray Mabus, Royal New Zealand Navy, SECNAV, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General, Auckland. On April 13 and 14, 2016 the U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert and his wife, Mrs. Nancy Gilbert, made their first official visit to Dunedin, New Zealand. The Gilberts met with a cross section of Dunedin’s government, business, university, and civil society sectors. It was a ...
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By Mike Cousins | 21 April, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Doing Business in the U.S., First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Animation Research, Craig Halbmaier, Dunedin, Dunedin City Council, Fulbright, Harlene Hayne, Nancy Gilbert, NASA, Otago Business School, Otago Museum, Pacific Islands Centre, TPP, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert, University of Otago, Vice-Chancellor, Visiting Executives Program, Youth Council
Last week Nancy Gilbert hosted the Et Alia Art Group at Camperdown for a luncheon to share and discuss the
Art in Embassies ‘Iconic Images’ exhibition. Nancy gave a history of the Art in Embassies program and the process behind their theme of iconic images of her home and host countries. She shared her favorite pieces with the ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 30 March, 2016 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Connecting with Kiwis, Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Art in Embassies, Art in Embassies program, Barack Obama, Nancy Gilbert
By Mara Hosoda, U.S. Consulate, Auckland Mana moana (“the power of the ocean”) was especially strong this month, connecting Kanaka Maoli (native people from Hawaii) to their Maori and Pacific cousins in Aotearoa. The U.S. Embassy and Consulate are proud to support and be a part of the many Hawaiian exchanges that occurred in March. ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 24 March, 2016 | Categories:
Alumni, Art & Culture, Auckland, Business, Child and Family Matters, Connecting with Kiwis, Consulate General, Events, First People's Connect, Former Ambassadors, Travel & Tourism, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, U.S. Embassy Wellington
| Tags: Ali’i Kalani’opu’u, Arts Envoy, ATEED, Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, Kanaka Maoli, Kenneth Makuakane, mahiole, Mana moana, Pasifika Festival, Paula Fuga, Star Gossage, Ultimate Waterman Challenge, Waianae, Zane Kekoa Schweitzer
This year’s
Project Connect series hosted by the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the U.S. Embassy kicks off with a very special one-time only interview with Silicon Valley entrepreneur/investor Jeremy Wenokur, moderated by U.S. Ambassador, Mark Gilbert. Jeremy will discuss how NZ companies can creatively position for offshore investment as well as cultivate potential USA buyers, ...
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By Mike Cousins | 16 March, 2016 | Categories:
Auckland, Events, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Science & Tech, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: AUT, Barack Obama, Corporate Development for Google, entrepreneurs, Google, Jeremy Wenokur, Project, Project Connect, Tech, U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert
By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate, Auckland. The University of Waikato Law School—Te Piringa in partnership with the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School invited Ambassador Gilbert to meet law students and give the annual Krinock Lecture on February 2, 2016.
Ambassador Gilbert’s lecture was entitled “Turning countries and businesses into people: the ...
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By Public Affairs Section | 10 February, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Education, Former Ambassadors, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland
| Tags: Ambassador Gilbert, Cooley Law School, Krinock Lecture, Te Piringa, University of Waikato, University of Waikato Law School, Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC February 4, 2016 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of New Zealand on the 176th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi, or Te Tiriti o Waitangi, this February 6. The United States and New Zealand are ...
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By Mike Cousins | 6 February, 2016 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, First People's Connect, Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Barack Obama, John Kerry, New Zealand, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Treaty of Waitangi, Waitangi
By guest blogger, Emily Novak, Pastry Chef at
One80 Restaurant . American, Emily Novak is Pastry Chef at
One80 Restaurant , Copthorne Hotel in Wellington. She has the challenge and privilege of preparing the pumpkin pie for this year’s annual Thanksgiving lunch for the clients of the Downtown Community Ministry, one of our most special events of the year. ...
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By Mike Cousins | 24 November, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Emily Novak, pumpkin, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving holiday, Thanksgiving recipe
By Raphael Solomon, Public Affairs Intern, U.S. Embassy, Wellington. Beautiful things can bring people together like little else. Sometimes art, music and cultural exchange can be just as important to diplomacy as trade deals and defense treaties. This has been recognized since President John F. Kennedy first formalized the Art in Embassies program in 1963 ...
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By Mike Cousins | 23 November, 2015 | Categories:
Art & Culture, Former Ambassadors, Former U.S. Government Leaders, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Anne Noble, art, Art in Embassies, Art in Embassies program, Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Nikki McIvor, Paul McLachlan, Susan Swartz, Wasatch Mountains
On the last weekend of Save Kiwi Month we’d like to share an update from the wonderful Kathy Brader, senior bird keeper at
Smithsonian National Zoo on her work with kiwi.
We interviewed Kathy last year at Wellington Zoo , when she was in New Zealand for her investiture as an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to kiwi conservation. Kiwi News ...
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By Ola Thorsen | 29 October, 2015 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Environment, News, U.S. & New Zealand
| Tags: Kathy Brader, Kiwi, Save the kiwi month, Smithsonian National Zoo
On Monday October 19 Ambassador Mark Gilbert paid a visit to the National New Zealand Fire Service Headquarters in Wellington. He was hosted by Kevin O’Connor, National Rural Fire Authority Officer, and Paul McGill, Deputy National Commander of The New Zealand Fire Service, and expressed the deep appreciation of the United States government for the ...
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By Usman Zaheer | 22 October, 2015 | Categories:
Connecting with Kiwis, Emergency Services, Former Ambassadors, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Agencies
By Michael Cousins, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Wellington Yes, we have a brand new website! Have a look around! The new-look website has seven sections representing broad topics that may be of interest to you. The sections are broken down further into sub-categories to assist you in finding specific information. The Seven Sections are:
Visas – ...
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By Mike Cousins | 24 August, 2015 | Categories:
News, U.S. & New Zealand, U.S. Consulate Auckland, U.S. Embassy Wellington
| Tags: Mission website, New website
By Nancy Gilbert, wife of U.S. Ambassador Mark Gilbert. Last month I embarked on a long-term program called Wahine Toa (Women Leaders) to meet with, learn about, and highlight to our blog readers some extraordinary women Maori leadership and their significant contributions throughout the country. In the first blog of the series, I met trailblazer ...
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By Mike Cousins | 5 August, 2015 | Categories:
Former Ambassadors, News, Public Affairs, U.S. & New Zealand, Wahine Toa
| Tags: Change Maker of the Year, Indigenous Rights Sub-committee, INTA, International Trademark Association, Lynell Huria, Nancy Gilbert, Ngati Ruanui, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Patea Maori Club, Poi E, Porirua, Rangimarie Hunia, Wahine Toa, Women Leaders
