List of ambassadors of the United States to New Zealand
The United States has maintained a consular presence in New Zealand since 1838. The first consul was James Reddy Clendon . Born in England, Clendon was a ship owner and merchant who bought land and settled in the Bay of Islands , New Zealand. In 1838 he was appointed by the federal government of the United States as consul for New Zealand. He was based at his property at Okiato , which in 1840 became the capital and was renamed Russell (not to be confused with present-day Russell ). He held this position until 1841.
On July 16, 2021 President Joe Biden nominated former Senator Tom Udall to serve as United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa .[ 2] He was confirmed by the Senate on October 26, 2021 and the start of his tenure began on December 2, 2021.[ 3]
The Ambassador to New Zealand is also accredited to Samoa though resident in Wellington .
List of United States ambassadors to New Zealand
Name and title
Presentation of credentials
Termination of mission
Patrick J. Hurley , Envoy
April 24, 1942
August 12, 1942
William C. Burdett , Envoy
July 8, 1943
January 14, 1944
Kenneth S. Patton , Envoy
August 15, 1944
Oct 22, 1945
Avra M. Warren , Envoy
February 27, 1946
Jul 15, 1947
Robert M. Scotten , Envoy
April 7, 1948
December 22, 1948
Robert M. Scotten , Ambassador
December 22, 1948
February 1, 1955
Robert C. Hendrickson , Ambassador
February 16, 1955
November 20, 1956
Francis H. Russell , Ambassador
June 5, 1957
November 28, 1960
Anthony B. Akers , Ambassador
July 18, 1961
August 25, 1963
Herbert B. Powell , Ambassador
October 23, 1963
February 28, 1967
John F. Henning , Ambassador
April 5, 1967
September 9, 1969
Kenneth Franzheim II , Ambassador
October 7, 1969
November 1, 1972
Chalmers B. Wood , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
November 1972
April 1974
Armistead I. Selden, Jr. , Ambassador
April 22, 1974
April 23, 1979
Anne Clark Martindell , Ambassador
August 28, 1979
May 7, 1981
H. Monroe Browne , Ambassador
August 11, 1981
November 1, 1985
Paul Matthews Cleveland , Ambassador
January 10, 1986
April 28, 1989
Della M. Newman , Ambassador
October 25, 1989
December 21, 1992
David Walker , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
December 21, 1992
August 1993
Sylvia Stanfield , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
August 1993
May 10, 1994
Josiah Horton Beeman , Ambassador
May 10, 1994
December 9, 1999
Carol Moseley Braun , Ambassador
December 15, 1999
March 1, 2001
Philip Wall , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
March 1, 2001
October 12, 2001
Charles J. Swindells , Ambassador
October 12, 2001
August 21, 2005
David R. Burnett , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
August 22, 2005
November 8, 2005
William McCormick , Ambassador
November 9, 2005
December 20, 2008
David J. Keegan , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
December 20, 2008
August 21, 2009
David Huebner , Ambassador
December 4, 2009
January 17, 2014
Mark Gilbert , Ambassador
February 9, 2015
January 20, 2017
Candy Green , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
January 20, 2017
June 25, 2017
Scott Brown , Ambassador
July 27, 2017
December 20, 2020
Kevin Covert , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
December 20, 2020
December 2, 2021
Tom Udall
December 2, 2021
January 14, 2025
David Gehrenbeck , Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
January 15, 2025
Incumbent
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