President Barack Obama to speak at New Zealand-United States
Council event in March
US President Barack Obama will
visit New Zealand in March 2018 to speak at an event hosted
by the New Zealand-United States Council. The event will
take place on March 22 in Auckland hosted by the Council.
“President Obama’s presidency had an extraordinary
impact on the world and during his service, New Zealand’s
deep friendship with the United States was strengthened
politically, culturally, in trade and investment, innovation
and security,” says Council Chairman Leon Grice.
President Obama will also speak at an event in Sydney
hosted by the Council on March 23.
The New
Zealand-United States Council is a not-for-profit dedicated
to supporting and strengthening the bilateral relationship.
Its members include businesspeople and academics committed
to investing in the NZ-US relationship.
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