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	United States-New  Zealand Partnership Forum - 2007 September 9-11, 2007, Auckland, New Zealand   Co-Chairs US: Hon. Clayton Yeutter, Gov. Thomas Vilsack NZ: Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger, Rt. Hon. Mike Moore

The second United States New Zealand Partnership Forum was held in Auckland on 9, 10 and 11 September 2007.

Delegates to this high level event discussed in roundtable format the scope for an even deeper partnership between the two countries.

Organized by the NZ US Council and its Washington-based counterpart the US NZ Council, the event built on the success of the inaugural Partnership Forum held in Washington DC in April 2006.

The two day Partnership Forum was an invitation only event that brought together leaders from American and New Zealand governments, businesses and academic communities to discuss how the economic, political and personal ties between the two countries can be strengthened and developed to meet the commercial, security, energy and environmental challenges of the Asia-Pacific region and today's global economy.

The Auckland event not only enabled participants to further their working relationships and business networks, but enabled the New Zealand delegates to showcase the very best of New Zealand to their American counterparts.

Under the banner of "Partnership and Innovation" the Forum focused on the potential for the United States and New Zealand to cooperate on matters of regional security and stability, economic development and sustainability in the Asia Pacific region.

Please click here to view a report of the 2007 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum.

For more information on the 2007 Partnership Forum (in addition to the report above) please follow the links below:

         2007 Partnership Forum Prospectus and Information

       2007 Partnership Forum Program

        Background Material for the 2007 Forum  

          2007 Partnership Forum Delegate Lists

          Finding Our Way to Real Agreement - New Zealand Herald 9/9/07

          NZ and US sign Student Work Travel Scheme - Beehive.govt.nz 9/10/07

          Wooing back a Cold War warrior - New Zealand Herald 9/15/07

          "A small step on the road to Utopia - or at least free trade" - Dominion Post 9/29/07

          "Partnership Forum adds momentum for stronger NZ US relationship"  (media release)

Speeches from 2007 Partnership Forum:

• New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark
• United States Department of State Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill
• New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters
• United States Ambassador to New Zealand William McCormick
• New Zealand Leader of the Opposition MP John Key

Please click here to see our report on the 2006 Partnership Forum.

Click here for NZ-US Council's webpage

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