List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to New Zealand and Samoa
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Tom Udall
Incumbentsince:December 2, 2021
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Patrick J. Hurley
as Envoy
Formation:April 24, 1942
Website:U.S. Embassy - Wellington

The United States has maintained a consular presence in New Zealand since 1838. The first consul was James Reddy Clendon. Born in England, Clendon was a ship owner and merchant who bought land and settled in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. In 1838 he was appointed by the federal government of the United States as consul for New Zealand. He was based at his property at Okiato, which in 1840 became the capital and was renamed Russell (not to be confused with present-day Russell). He held this position until 1841.

On July 16, 2021 President Joe Biden nominated former Senator Tom Udall to serve as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2021 and the start of his tenure began on December 2, 2021.[2]

The Ambassador to New Zealand is also accredited to Samoa though resident in Wellington.

List of United States ambassadors to New Zealand

Name and titlePresentation of
credentials		Termination of
mission
Patrick J. Hurley, Envoyalign=center April 24, 1942align=center August 12, 1942
William C. Burdett, Envoyalign=center July 8, 1943align=center January 14, 1944
Kenneth S. Patton, Envoyalign=center August 15, 1944align=center Oct 22, 1945
Avra M. Warren, Envoyalign=center February 27, 1946align=center Jul 15, 1947
Robert M. Scotten, Envoyalign=center April 7, 1948align=center December 22, 1948
Robert M. Scotten, Ambassadoralign=center December 22, 1948align=center February 1, 1955
Robert C. Hendrickson, Ambassadoralign=center February 16, 1955align=center November 20, 1956
Francis H. Russell, Ambassadoralign=center June 5, 1957align=center November 28, 1960
Anthony B. Akers, Ambassadoralign=center July 18, 1961align=center August 25, 1963
Herbert B. Powell, Ambassadoralign=center October 23, 1963align=center February 28, 1967
John F. Henning, Ambassadoralign=center April 5, 1967align=center September 9, 1969
Kenneth Franzheim II, Ambassadoralign=center October 7, 1969align=center November 1, 1972
Chalmers B. Wood, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center November 1972align=center April 1974
Armistead I. Selden, Jr., Ambassadoralign=center April 22, 1974align=center April 23, 1979
Anne Clark Martindell, Ambassadoralign=center August 28, 1979align=center May 7, 1981
H. Monroe Browne, Ambassadoralign=center August 11, 1981align=center November 1, 1985
Paul Matthews Cleveland, Ambassadoralign=center January 10, 1986align=center April 28, 1989
Della M. Newman, Ambassadoralign=center October 25, 1989align=center December 21, 1992
David Walker, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center December 21, 1992align=center August 1993
Sylvia Stanfield, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center August 1993align=center May 10, 1994
Josiah Horton Beeman, Ambassadoralign=center May 10, 1994align=center December 9, 1999
Carol Moseley Braun, Ambassadoralign=center December 15, 1999align=center March 1, 2001
Philip Wall, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center March 1, 2001align=center October 12, 2001
Charles J. Swindells, Ambassadoralign=center October 12, 2001align=center August 21, 2005
David R. Burnett, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center August 22, 2005align=center November 8, 2005
William McCormick, Ambassadoralign=center November 9, 2005align=center December 20, 2008
David J. Keegan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center December 20, 2008align=center August 21, 2009
David Huebner, Ambassadoralign=center December 4, 2009align=center January 17, 2014
Mark Gilbert, Ambassadoralign=center February 9, 2015align=center January 20, 2017
Candy Green, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center January 20, 2017align=center June 25, 2017
Scott Brown, Ambassadoralign=center July 27, 2017align=center December 20, 2020
Kevin Covert, Chargé d'Affaires ad interimalign=center December 20, 2020align=center December 2, 2021
Tom Udallalign=center December 2, 2021align=center Incumbent

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations . July 16, 2021 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . July 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: PN918 — Tom Udall — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022) . US Congress . 19 November 2021.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.