United States – New Zealand Council

The United States – New Zealand Council (US–NZ Council) is an independent non-profit, non-partisan organisation dedicated to promoting a strong bilateral relationship between the United States and New Zealand. It is the premier private organisation in the United States engaged in encouraging the expansion of trade, investment and commercial ties between the two countries and in the Asia-Pacific region and is a well-recognised source of information and support for American companies seeking business opportunities there.
History
The US-NZ Council was founded by Anne Martindell, a former United States Ambassador to New Zealand in 1986. The Council was designed to promote a better understanding of New Zealand in the United States, and to foster communication, friendship and co-operation between the two countries.
This came at a time when the US–NZ relationship was most strained following the New Zealand government's decision to bar all nuclear powered...