Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States
Incumbent Rosemary Banks since 2018
Style	Her Excellency
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length	At Her Majesty's Pleasure
Inaugural holder	Walter Nash
Formation	16 February 1942

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:^[1]

No.	Name	Portrait	Term of office
1	Rt Hon. Walter Nash		18 November 1941	16 March 1944
2	Sir Carl Berendsen		16 March 1944	31 January 1952
3	Sir Leslie Munro		31 January 1952	1958
4	Lloyd White		1958	1961
5	George Laking	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:[1] No. Name Portrait Term of office 1 Rt Hon. Walter Nash 18 November 1941 16 March 1944 2 Sir Carl Berendsen 16 March 1944 31 January 1952 3 Sir Leslie Munro 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. The following individuals have held the office:[1] No. Name Portrait Term of office 1 Rt Hon. Walter Nash Normal Exit PeriodicService.php