News that United States Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, has formally notified Congress that President Obama intends to negotiate to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was “welcome news for New Zealand and the wider Asia Pacific region” said NZUS Council, Executive Director, Stephen Jacobi, today. | Read more
Report by the Chairman, Rt Hon James Bolger to the 2009 AGM of the NZUS Council | Read more
The NZ US Council today welcomed confirmation that the US would engage with the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) with the aim of commencing negotiations to join TPP. | Read more
The third US NZ Partnership Forum which concluded in Washington today has made a further contribution to strengthening the US/NZ relationship and will be repeated in New Zealand in 2011, say the organizing Councils. | Read more
The agenda for the third US NZ Partnership Forum focuses on the potential for expanded co-operation in the areas of trade and economic development, business innovation, climate change, energy and security, say the organizers. | Read more
President Barack Obama's decision to impose safeguard tariffs on imports of Chinese tyres has caused quite a fuss. | Read more
This week some 55 senior government and business leaders will travel to Washington DC for the third US NZ Partnership Forum organised by the NZ US Council and its American counterpart. The event will break past records as the most significant gathering of American and New Zealand government and business leaders ever to have taken place. | Read more
The emerging economic recovery in both countries, and the strongest relationship in 25 years, provides a solid base for closer economic alignment between New Zealand and the United States, senior business leaders were told today at a briefing ahead of the third US NZ Partnership Forum. | Read more
NZ US Council Chairman, Rt Hon Jim Bolger, announced today that a high-powered New Zealand delegation would travel to Washington DC to participate in the third US NZ Partnership Forum being held from 6-8 October. | Read more
The New Zealand United States Council is sponsoring a visit to Washington DC by Hon Shane Jones and Craig Foss MP, respectively Chair and Vice Chair of the New Zealand United States Parliamentary friendship Group in the 49th Parliament. | Read more
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