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.