The Ambassador and Jeremy down at the GRID talking with some of the start-up residents. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State..

Google employee #43 and Venture Capitalist, Jeremy Wenokur, meets with NZ entrepreneurs

By Mike Cousins, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Wellington. Google employee #43 (and now Silicon Valley entrepreneur/investor) Jeremy Wenokur was in New Zealand earlier this week to listen to and give startup advice to some of New Zealand’s young entrepreneurs. Jeremy’s NZ program included a roundtable (the kitchen table to be exact!) discussion with  GRID Auckland  startup residents, a Project Connect fireside chat ...
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By | 8 April, 2016 | Categories: Connecting with Kiwis, Former Ambassadors, News, Science & Tech | Tags: , , , , , ,

Dr. Babcock-Lumish spoke to Year 13 girls at Epsom Girls Grammar. Photo credit: U.S. Department of State.

Young Kiwi women inspired by American icons

By Mara Hosoda, Public Affairs U.S. Consulate, Auckland. The United States and New Zealand share a distinguished place on the world stage in producing inspiring female icons, from Rosa Parks and Kate Shepard to Beyonce and Helen Clark. This October we were proud to cohost an inspiration in her own right: Dr Terry Babcock-Lumish, an ...
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By | 6 November, 2015 | Categories: Art & Culture, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, President of the United States, Public Affairs, Science & Tech | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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