New Zealand Ambassador to the United States Rt Hon. Mike Moore, provided the keynote address at the APEC Wine Regulatory Forum Seminar held in San Francisco, California on 18-19 September 2011.

Over NZ$90,000 was raised for Christchurch relief efforts at a benefit in Vermont in the United States, August 3.

The New Zealand Embassy in the United States hosted the annual Washington D.C. Pacific Night, Wednesday 22 June, which celebrates and raises awareness of the Pacific in America’s capital city.  The event had spirit, style and substance. In a first, prior to Pacific night reception, a seminar focusing on Pacific Issues was held, in collaboration with the East West Center.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully have signed a joint statement on global supply chain security.