FULL COVERAGE: New Zealand PM's State Visit To USA

Thursday, 22 March 2007, 10:35 am
Article: Scoop Full Coverage

Bush And Clark Meet Then Face The Press - TRANSCRIPT: President Bush: Madam Prime Minister, welcome. We've had a really fruitful discussion. The Prime Minister and I have visited several times over the course of the years. Every time I've talked to Helen Clark I've found a very straightforward, honest woman who cares deeply about the country she represents. And I really thank you very much for coming back. (Image courtesy of NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.) See... President Bush Welcomes NZ PM Clark To Oval Office
Video: US President Bush and NZ PM Helen Clark talk to media post their official meeting.
Scoop Audio & Images: PM In Washington D.C. (Day 2 - Part 2) Helen Clark answers media questions after her meeting with US president Bush.
Scoop Audio: PM In Washington D.C. (Day 2 - Part 1)
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Foreign Affairs: PM Meets Condoleezza Rice In Washington – Delivers Speech On Pacific - New Zealand Prime Minster Helen Clark's visit to Washington D.C. began today with a meeting with Condoleezza Rice at Blair House the official residence for foreign visitors to the White House. This was followed by a luncheon speech to the Asia Society. This afternoon the Prime Minister will be meeting the Democrat Party leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Tomorrow she will be meeting the President at 11am Washington Time (6am NZT) followed by a working lunch. See… Audio/Images: PM In Washington DC (Day 1 Part 1) & (Day 1 Part 2)
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Scoop Streaming Audio (click here to listen): PM's Post US/NZ Council Media Standup – Washington D.C., 20/03/07 (10 mins)

Scoop Streaming Audio (click here to listen):PM's Asia Society Speech& Q&A – Washington D.C., 20/03/07 (42 mins)

Scoop Streaming Audio (click here to listen):PM's Standup Q&A With Media, 20/03/07 (6 mins)

BACKGROUND:
Foreign Affairs: Is NZ Poised For A Major Foreign Policy Shift? - A Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United States may well be a longstanding goal of New Zealand governments going back to 1990. But in 2007, is an FTA with the United States a clever disguise, a red herring masking a more significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy? Scoop's Selwyn Manning analyses an emerging union of common foreign interests. See... State Visit Signals Shift In NZ/US Foreign Policy

Foreign Affairs: Footage Details Emerging US Engagement In Pacific - Scoop Video: Significant attention is now focusing on what Australia, New Zealand and the United States are planning in an attempt to take the uncertainty and instability out of the Pacific region. Scoop today releases footage (from November 06)) of NZ prime minister Helen Clark, US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill and others discussing Pacific security; NZ/US free trade; how the US can make diplomatic use of NZ's anti-nuclear laws; and a renewed commitment by the US to increase its presence in the Pacific.
Scoop Video: An A NZ US Plan For Pacific Stability?
Scoop Audio: Scoop's Selwyn Manning & Radio Adelaide's Peter Godfrey discuss: How New Zealand is moving to warmer relations with the United States highlighted by a NZ state visit to the White House.

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