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HONORING JANET AKAI AT THE AKIRATA ‘OU FESTIVAL
My colleagues and I are always looking for new ways to engage with New Zealand’s large and vibrant Pasifika communities. We were pleased recently to participate in the inaugural Akirata ‘Ou Festival by...
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WELCOME TO BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT NEW ORLEANS … LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER
Today’s stop on our tour of great places to visit in the United States is the vibrant, unique, resilient, truly iconic city of New Orleans. I have a special fondness for the Big Easy (one of the...
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WELCOME TO MAJESTIC MONTANA
This installment in our series of articles about great places to visit in the United States takes us to Big Sky Country, the great State of Montana. Our tour guide is my colleague Jessica Rowland, who...
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MY STUDENT ADVISERS CONVENE IN DUNEDIN FOR OUR 2013 CONNECTING YOUNG LEADERS...
Last weekend I participated in one of my favorite events of the year – our annual Connecting Young Leaders Conference, which brings together my student advisers from around New Zealand for three days...
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BY THE NUMBERS … OUR 55th CONSUL GENERAL CELEBRATES THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF...
As you know from previous posts, this month marks the 175th anniversary of American diplomatic engagement with the people of the territory now known as New Zealand. As part of our celebration of this...
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EISENHOWER FELLOWS INVEST IN SOCIAL CHANGE
Part of what I like most about my job is talking with so many smart, engaged, and articulate Kiwis who analyze, debate, and wrestle with ideas rather than just recite talking points or marketing...
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WELCOME TO BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
Welcome to this 19th installment of my regular series of feature stories about leading colleges and universities in the U.S. As my regular readers know, every couple of weeks we do a deep dive into...
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PRESIDENT OBAMA NOMINATES MARK D. GILBERT TO BE NEXT AMBASSADOR TO NEW...
Mark D. Gilbert. Today the White House announced the nomination of Mark David Gilbert of Palm Beach, Florida to be the next American Ambassador to New Zealand and to the Independent State of Samoa. The...
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LAUNCHING OUR CHANCERY UPGRADE PROJECT
One of the highlights of the week for me was breaking ground on our much anticipated retrofit of the Embassy building in Wellington. To start, our good friends and neighbors Sam and June Jackson from...
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