New Zealand - Visits by
Foreign Leaders - Department History
Visits By Foreign Leaders of New Zealand
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Fraser | Guest of the President. Attended a Pacific War Council meeting. | August 26–September 4, 1942 |
| Prime Minister Fraser | En route to London for conference of British Commonwealth Prime Ministers. Attended opening session of the International Labor Organization in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), April 20. Afterwards visited New York City. | April 14–22, 1944 |
| Prime Minister Fraser | Led New Zealand delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. | April 25–June 26, 1945 |
| Prime Minister Holland | Met with President Truman February 8 while returning from a Commonwealth conference in London. | February 5–10, 1951 |
| Prime Minister Holland | Met with President Eisenhower en route to London for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. | May 17–20, 1953 |
| Prime Minister Holland | Unofficial visit. Left New York City January 27. | January 20–23, 1955 |
| Prime Minister Holyoake | Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy. In U.S. March 2–4. | March 3, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Holyoake | Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. | September 27–28, 1962 |
| Prime Minister Holyoake | Attended ANZUS Council meeting. | July 17–20, 1964 |
| Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | Official visit. In U.S. October 6–16; attended ANZUS Council meeting and visited Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle. | October 9–10, 1968 |
| Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | Official visit. In U.S. September 14–21; visited Los Angeles and New York City. | September 15–18, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake | Informal visit. | April 8, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Norman E. Kirk | Official visit; fifth to the U.S.; first as Head of Government. | September 26–29, 1973 |
| Prime Minister Wallace E. Rowling | Private visit. | May 7, 1975 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | Official visit. Private visit afterwards to LaGrange (Ga.). | November 8–11, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | Private visit. | September 28, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | Private visit. Opened new Chancery. | September 18–20, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 24; visited New York City. | July 23–25, 1981 |
| Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon | Official working visit. | February 22–25, 1984 |
| Prime Minister James Bolger | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | March 25–29, 1995 |
| Prime Minister Jenny Shipley | Private visit; attended Global Forum on Reinventing Government. | February 13–15, 1999 |
| Prime Minister Helen Clark | Met with President Bush during a private visit. | March 26, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Helen Clark | Working visit. | March 20–21, 2007 |
| Prime Minister John Key | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Prime Minister John Key | Working visit. | July 22, 2011 |
| Prime Minister John P. Key | Informal meeting at Kanoehe Bay, Hawaii. | January 2, 2014 |
| Prime Minister John P. Key | Working visit. | June 20, 2014 |
| Prime Minister John Key | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | March 31–April 1, 2016 |