Embassy of the United States in Wellington

The Embassy of the United States in Wellington, New Zealand along with the consulate general in Auckland provides assistance to American citizens and issues travel visas to foreign nationals who wish to visit the United States.

The current U.S Ambassador to New Zealand is William McCormick, who who presented his credentials to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark on November 9, 2005.

There have been many United States Ambassadors to New Zealand since the post was created in 12 October, 1838.

Offices and Departments

The following is a list of the major Mission Sections represented at the U.S. Embassy in New Zealand:

*The Ambassador [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/ambassador.html Ambassador - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Consular Section
**American Citizen Services [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/service.html U.S. Citizen Services - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
**U.S. Visa Services [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/consular.html Visas to the U.S. - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Defense Attaché's Office [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/defense_attache.html Defense Attaché Office - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Foreign Agricultural Service [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/agriculture_service.html Foreign Agricultural Service - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Management Section [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/admin_section.html Management Section US Embassy - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Political/Economic Section [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/pol_econ_section.html Political/Economic Section US Embassy - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Office of Public Affairs [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/public_affairs.html Office of Public Affairs US Embassy New Zealand - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
**American Reference Center [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/resources.html Resources - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*Regional Security Office [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/security_office.html Regional Security Office - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]
*United States Commercial Service [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/commercial.html US Commercial Service - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]

Asia-Pacific Regional Offices

Accredited to, but not based in New Zealand:
*Drug Enforcement Administration (Canberra)
*Federal Aviation Administration (Singapore)
*Federal Bureau of Investigation (Canberra)
*United States Antarctic Program [ [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html About the Embassy - U.S. Embassy Wellington, New Zealand ] ]

Location

The Embassy is located in the urban, inner-city Wellington neighbourhood of Thorndon, minutes away from the "Beehive", the official government buildings of the New Zealand Government and the Chinese Embassy and the Wellington Botanic Garden. It is easily accessible via the Wellington Urban Motorway, part of New Zealand State Highway Network, linking Wellington and Auckland. Between these two transport links is Wellington Railway Station, the southern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk railway, and also the base for suburban commuter lines to northern Wellington suburbs.

Contact Information

:U.S. Embassy, 29 Fitzherbert Tce,:Thorndon, Wellington:P.O. Box 1190, Wellington,:New Zealand:http://wellington.usembassy.gov/index.html

:Tel.: [phone]:Fax: [phone]:Email: [e-mail]

:Business Hours: 0900-1630.:Monday through Friday.

:Embassy & Consulate:Closed on both U.S. & N.Z. holidays.

References

ee also

:James Reddy Clendon:New Zealand-United States relations:Embassy of New Zealand in Washington D.C.

External links

* [http://wellington.usembassy.gov/index.html] United States Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand - Official Site
* [http://www.nzembassy.com/home.cfm?CFID=117052&CFTOKEN=15163500&c=31&l=86] New Zealand Embassy in Washington D.C. - Official Site