Ambassador of New Zealand to the United States | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
Term length | At Her Majesty's Pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Walter Nash |
Formation | February 16, 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.