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United
States-New Zealand
Partnership Forum - 2006
April
20-22, 2006, Washington, DC
Co-Chairs
US: Hon.
Clayton Yeutter, Hon. George Mitchell
NZ: Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger, Rt. Hon. Mike Moore
Venue: The
Cosmos Club,
2121 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington,
DC
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A
common heritage and shared values support a continuing bond between the United
States and New Zealand. Both are champions of human rights,
democracy, the rule of law, and the market economy. They are committed to
individual freedom, free and open markets, and respect for property. The
US-NZ Partnership Forum brought together New Zealand and American
leaders and opinion makers for the purpose of discussing today's key strategic
issues and forging personal and business relationships in a balanced,
non-partisan fashion that will further strengthen the foundations of US-NZ friendship.
 The two-night, one and a half day conference, from Thursday evening through lunch on
Saturday, took place in the center of Washington, DC. The topics for
the five Forum sessions were all relevant to New Zealand and American collaborative
interests, including the challenge of doing business in the post-9/11 world, the
rise of China and the Asia-Pacific region and its significance to the United
States and New Zealand, economic integration in the 21st Century, the importance
of sound energy policy to business, and the shared ethos of the two countries. The Forum
engaged notable and expert speakers with the focus on
active participation and a thoughtful exchange of views.
 Attendance
at the conference was limited to invited corporate senior executives from the two
countries, especially from members of the US-NZ Council and the NZ-US Council.
Invitees also included senior government officials and academics who are
prominent in international trade, foreign relations and other fields associated
with international understanding.
In
addition to participation in daily formal Forum sessions, there were ample
opportunities for attendees to meet at other less structured social functions.
Click here to see our report
on the 2006 Partnership Forum.
Information for the
2007
Partnership Forum can be found
here.
Click here for NZ-US
Council's webpage
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