Visits By Foreign Leaders of New Zealand

Visitor From Description Date
Prime Minister Fraser New Zealand Guest of the President. Attended a Pacific War Council meeting. August 26-​September 4, 1942
Prime Minister Fraser New Zealand En route to London for conference of British Commonwealth Prime Ministers. Attended opening session of the International Labor Organization in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), April 20. Afterwards visited New York City. April 14-​22, 1944
Prime Minister Fraser New Zealand Led New Zealand delegation to the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. April 25-​June 26, 1945
Prime Minister Holland New Zealand Met with President Truman February 8 while returning from a Commonwealth conference in London. February 5-​10, 1951
Prime Minister Holland New Zealand Met with President Eisenhower en route to London for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. May 17-​20, 1953
Prime Minister Holland New Zealand Unofficial visit. Left New York City January 27. January 20-​23, 1955
Prime Minister Holyoake New Zealand Informal visit; discussed Laos crisis with President Kennedy. In U.S. March 2-4. March 3, 1961
Prime Minister Holyoake New Zealand Informal visit while attending UN General Assembly. September 27-​28, 1962
Prime Minister Holyoake New Zealand Attended ANZUS Council meeting. July 17-​20, 1964
Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake New Zealand Official visit. In U.S. October 6-16; attended ANZUS Council meeting and visited Los Angeles, New York City, and Seattle. October 9-​10, 1968
Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake New Zealand Official visit. In U.S. September 14-21; visited Los Angeles and New York City. September 15-​18, 1969
Prime Minister Keith J. Holyoake New Zealand Informal visit. April 8, 1971
Prime Minister Norman E. Kirk New Zealand Official visit; fifth to the U.S.; first as Head of Government. September 26-​29, 1973
Prime Minister Wallace E. Rowling New Zealand Private visit. May 7, 1975
Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon New Zealand Official visit. Private visit afterwards to LaGrange (Ga.). November 8-​11, 1977
Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon New Zealand Private visit. September 28, 1978
Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon New Zealand Private visit. Opened new Chancery. September 18-​20, 1979
Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon New Zealand Private visit. Met with President Reagan July 24; visited New York City. July 23-​25, 1981
Prime Minister Robert D. Muldoon New Zealand Official working visit. February 22-​25, 1984
Prime Minister James Bolger New Zealand Met with President Clinton during a private visit. March 25-​29, 1995
Prime Minister Jenny Shipley New Zealand Private visit; attended Global Forum on Reinventing Government. February 13-​15, 1999
Prime Minister Helen Clark New Zealand Met with President Bush during a private visit. March 26, 2002
Prime Minister Helen Clark New Zealand Working visit. March 20-​21, 2007
Prime Minister John Key New Zealand Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. April 12-​13, 2010
Prime Minister John Key New Zealand Working visit. July 22, 2011