List of ambassadors of New Zealand to the United States

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.

Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States
Incumbent
Rosemary Banks
since 2018
StyleHer Excellency
AppointerGovernor-General of New Zealand
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's Pleasure
Inaugural holderWalter Nash
Formation16 February 1942

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]

No. Name Portrait Term of office
1 Rt Hon. Walter Nash 18 November 1941 16 March 1944
2 Sir Carl Berendsen 16 March 1944 31 January 1952
3 Sir Leslie Munro 31 January 1952 1958
4 Lloyd White 1958 1961
5 George Laking 1961 14 June 1967
6 Frank Corner 14 June 1967 2 October 1972
(4) Lloyd White 2 October 1972 7 April 1978
7 Merwyn Norrish 7 April 1978 29 August 1980
8 Hon. Frank Gill 29 August 1980 1 March 1982†
9 Hon. Sir Lance Adams-Scheider 18 May 1982 5 March 1985
10 Rt Hon. Sir Bill Rowling 5 March 1985 20 February 1988
11 Tim Francis 20 February 1988 11 April 1991
12 Denis McLean 11 April 1991 23 June 1994
13 John Wood 23 June 1994 10 September 1998
14 Rt Hon. Jim Bolger 10 September 1998 January 2002
(13) John Wood January 2002 2006
15 Roy Ferguson 2006 2010
16 Rt Hon. Mike Moore 2010 16 December 2015
17 Hon. Tim Groser 2016 February 2018
18 Rosemary Banks February 2018[2] present

References
  1. "Heads of Missions List: U". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006.
  2. Rosemary Banks
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