📣 The Minister says relations between New Zealand & the United States are on a strong footing, as he concludes a week-long visit to New York and Washington DC today.  Press release: https://t.co/KYyfaLTzdQ 🇺🇸 🇳🇿 🇺🇳 @MFATNZ @NZembassyUS @NZUN @USAmbNZ @StateDept @SecRubio https://t.co/lUjuseh7l8

The Minister caught up with Peter Watson, a long-time champion of the New Zealand-United States relationship. The Minister and Dr Watson were contemporaries at the University of Auckland in the early 1970s. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 https://t.co/MRTzPr9XIV

The Minister met John Walters, the President of the Hudson Institute. They discussed recent developments in international relations, and the role of the United States in the Indo-Pacific. @HudsonInstitute 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 https://t.co/vsd1ReWpm9

New Zealand is deeply concerned about renewed fighting in Gaza. A permanent end to the fighting needs to be found. New Zealand has consistently called for a ceasefire and de-escalation of tensions in the region. This is critical for ending the incomprehensible human suffering over the past year and a half.   New Zealand calls on both sides to reinstate the ceasefire and fully implement the terms of the deal. -WP

The Minister met tonight with two foreign policy professionals to work in the first Trump Administration: Allison Hooker & Alex Gray. They discussed recent developments in global affairs and in the Indo-Pacific, the US’ role in the world and NZ-US relations. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 https://t.co/sOBthosMYg

We’re very pleased with our meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio this afternoon. We came here to listen to the new Administration and to be clear about what is important to New Zealand. Today, we enjoyed substantive and productive discussions with Secretary Rubio across a broad range of issues. There’s a lot happening in the Indo-Pacific, and indeed our world. It’s a seriously valuable time to be here in Washington DC. Secretary Rubio has had a long career in foreign policy and it was helpful to re-connect with him and hear his insights into what is going on. This has been a very successful visit to Washington DC, meeting with a wide range of representatives of the Trump Administration. We agreed that we should continue to work together for a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. And we talked about all the areas where New Zealand and the United States have interests in common. These include the prosperity and stability of the Pacific Islands, space and technology, as well as Antarctica where our cooperation has been deep and longstanding. This visit has provided the starting point for considering what constructive cooperation between New Zealand and the United States might look like in the months and years ahead. This is just the first step. We will now go back to New Zealand to discuss with Cabinet colleagues what we have learned here in Washington DC. With Secretary Rubio, we have agreed to remain in close contact in the months ahead. We will no doubt see each other again later this year, whether at a regional meeting or back here in DC. -WP @SecRubio @StateDept @usembassynz @NZembassyUS

The Minister has met the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio. They discussed how to enhance cooperation between New Zealand & the United States - and working together for a free, open & prosperous Indo-Pacific. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 @SecRubio @StateDept @usembassynz https://t.co/LucR9OHY3M

The Minister met Congressman @repdarrellissa of California, a long-standing champion for New Zealand-United States relations. They discussed how to continue to build mutually beneficial security and trade & economic cooperation between our two countries. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 https://t.co/Hin1vRLTN1

The Minister met two senior Trump Administration officials, Sebastian Gorka & Morgan Ortagus. They discussed the Trump Administration’s approach to foreign policy and relations between New Zealand and the United States. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿 @SebGorka @MorganOrtagus @usembassynz https://t.co/4b0Z6kGG1w

The Minister met Peter Marocco, the Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the State Department this morning. They discussed the Trump Administration’s review of US foreign assistance and the respective roles that NZ and the US play as development partners in the Pacific. @StateDept @usembassynz @NZembassyUS 🇺🇸 🤝 🇳🇿

We welcome the agreement reached by Ukraine and the United States on a potential ceasefire. We congratulate US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on this positive step. We also acknowledge Saudi Arabia’s role as the host of the talks between the United States and Ukraine. The ball is now in Russia’s court. We look forward to discussing ongoing developments with Secretary Rubio in Washington DC next week. -WP @SecRubio @ZelenskyyUa