43727 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister
Written Question
Published date: 28 Jul 2024
43727 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister: What meetings did the Prime Minister, or his officials, attend on his recent trip to the United States, by location and date?
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: During my visit to the United States, my officials and I met with a range of US political actors, world leaders, and industry representatives. The details of a number of my formal engagements, including formal meetings, are set out below:
Washington DC – Tuesday 9 July 2024
- Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell
- A range of US Senators, including Senator Maria Cantwell, Senator Jon Ossoff and Senator Amy Klobuchar
- Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Members of the House Foreign Relations Committee
Washington DC – Wednesday 10 July 2024
- Larry Fink
- Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Senator Bill Hagerty
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
- Prime Minister Kaja Kallas
- President Emmanuel Macron
Washington DC – Thursday 11 July 2024
- Senator Ted Cruz
- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Meeting of the Indo-Pacific Four, attended by Prime Minister Kishida, President Yoon, Deputy Prime Minister Marles, and President Zelenskyy.
- President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken
- Prime Minister Dick Schoof
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
San Francisco – Friday 12 July 2024
- Sir Russell Coutts, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke
- Launch of business deal for Maritime NZ and HamiltonJet
- Governor Gavin Newsom
- Investors and representatives of venture capital firms
- Representatives from Apple
- Representatives from NASA Ames Research Center
I also attended other meetings. I do not consider it is in the public interest to release the details of those meetings.