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.
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:
Name Portrait Term of office 1 Walter Nash 18 November 1941 16 March 1944 2 Carl Berendsen 16 March 1944 31 January 1952 3 Leslie Munro 31 January 1952 16 September 1958 4 Lloyd White 16 September 1958 28 April 1961 5 George Laking 28 April 1961 14 June 1967 6 Frank Corner 14 June 1967 2 October 1972 (4) Lloyd White 2 October 1972 7 April 1978 7 Merv Norrish 7 April 1978 29 August 1980 8 Frank Gill 29 August 1980 1 March 1982† 9 Lance Adams-Schneider 18 May 1982 5 March 1985 10 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 Jim Bolger 10 September 1998 January 2002 (13) John Wood January 2002 2006 15 Roy Ferguson 2006 2010 16 Mike Moore 2010 16 December 2015 17 Tim Groser 2016 February 2018 18 Rosemary Banks February 2018 August 2022 19 Bede Corry September 2022 June 2024 (18) Rosemary Banks June 2024 January 2026 20 Chris Seed (Ambassador designate) January 2026
References
New Zealand Heads of Overseas Missions: United States. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved on 2008-03-29. Chief of Protocol,