List of ambassadors of New Zealand to the United States explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:New Zealand to the United States
Insigniacaption:Coat of Arms of New Zealand
Incumbent:Bede Corry
Style:His Excellency
Residence:Chancery
Appointer:Governor-General of New Zealand
Termlength:At His Majesty's Pleasure
Inaugural:Walter Nash

The Ambassador from New Zealand to the United States is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in the United States.

The embassy is located in Washington, D.C., the United States' capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in the United States since 1961, and a resident Head of Mission since 1941.

List of heads of mission

The following individuals have held the office:[1]

NamePortraitTerm of office
1Walter Nash18 November 194116 March 1944
2Carl Berendsen16 March 194431 January 1952
3Leslie Munro31 January 195216 September 1958
4Lloyd White16 September 195828 April 1961
5George Laking28 April 196114 June 1967
6Frank Corner14 June 19672 October 1972
(4)Lloyd White2 October 19727 April 1978
7Merv Norrish7 April 197829 August 1980
8Frank Gill29 August 19801 March 1982†
9Lance Adams-Schneider18 May 19825 March 1985
10Bill Rowling5 March 198520 February 1988
11Tim Francis20 February 198811 April 1991
12Denis McLean11 April 199123 June 1994
13John Wood23 June 199410 September 1998
14Jim Bolger10 September 1998January 2002
(13)John WoodJanuary 20022006
15Roy Ferguson20062010
16Mike Moore201016 December 2015
17Tim Groser2016February 2018
18Rosemary BanksFebruary 2018[2] August 2022
19Bede CorrySeptember 2022[3] present

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of Missions List: U . New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 8 July 2006 . 30 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060930064841/http://www.mfat.govt.nz/about/ipd/homslistu.html.
  2. https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/north-america/united-states-of-america/new-zealand-embassy-washington/rosemary-ban/ Rosemary Banks
  3. https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/americas/united-states-of-america/new-zealand-embassy-to-the-united-states-of-america/his-excellency-mr-bede-corry/ Bede Corry