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has maintained a
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presence in
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since 1838. The first consul was
James Reddy Clendon James Reddy Clendon (1 October 1800 – 26 October 1872) was an early European settler in New Zealand, the first United States Ambassador to New Zealand, United States Consul to New Zealand, and he was a witness to the Declaration of the Independe ...
. Born in England, Clendon was a ship owner and merchant who bought land and settled in the
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, New Zealand. In 1838 he was appointed by the
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as consul for New Zealand. He was based at his property at
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, which in 1840 became the
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and was renamed Russell (not to be confused with present-day Russell). He held this position until 1841. On July 16, 2021 President Joe Biden nominated former
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Tom Udall Thomas Stewart Udall ( ; born May 18, 1948) is an American diplomat, lawyer and politician serving as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from N ...
to serve as
United States Ambassador to New Zealand The United States has maintained a Consul (representative), consular presence in New Zealand since 1838. The first consul was James Reddy Clendon. Born in England, Clendon was a ship owner and merchant who bought land and settled in the Bay of Is ...
and
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. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2021 and the start of his tenure began on December 2, 2021. The Ambassador to New Zealand is also accredited to
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...
though resident in
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.


List of United States ambassadors to New Zealand


See also

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Embassy of the United States, Wellington The United States has the second most Diplomatic mission, diplomatic missions of any country in the world List of diplomatic missions of China, after Mainland China, including 166 of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, as well as obse ...
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New Zealand - United States relations New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
* Samoa - United States relations *
Foreign relations of New Zealand The foreign relations of New Zealand are oriented chiefly toward developed democratic nations and emerging Pacific Island economies. Until the late 20th century, New Zealand aligned itself strongly with the United Kingdom (as a former British co ...
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Foreign relations of Samoa The Samoan Government is generally conservative and pro-Western, with a strong interest in regional political and economic issues. Samoa participated in a first round of negotiations with its Pacific Island neighbors for a regional trade agreem ...
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Ambassadors of the United States Ambassadors of the United States are persons nominated by the president to serve as the country's diplomatic representatives to foreign nations, international organizations, and as ambassadors-at-large. Under Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. ...
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Contents of the United States diplomatic cables leak (New Zealand) Content from the United States diplomatic cables leak has depicted New Zealand and related subjects extensively. The leak, which began on 28 November 2010, occurred when the website of WikiLeaks – an international new media non-profit organisat ...


References


United States Department of State: Background notes on New Zealand
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External links


United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for New Zealand

United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Samoa

United States Department of State: New Zealand

United States Department of State: Samoa

United States Embassy in Wellington
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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
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