Walter Nash, who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand from 12 December 1957 until 12 December 1960, travelled internationally to attend bilateral and multilateral diplomatic meetings and to lead trade delegations. During his premiership, Nash made 33 international trips to 21 sovereign countries.
Background edit
Nash appointed himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs without an associate leading him to focus on external matters for much of his premiership.[1] As a result, Nash was noted for his frequent absences from the country, leaving his ministers to defend the record of the government in parliament from the opposition.[2]
Summary edit
Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:[3]
1958 edit
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| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
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 Australia
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Sydney | 27 February–2 March | Nash held bilateral trade talks with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies |
 Indonesia
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Jakarta | 3 March | Nash had a meeting with officials around security of Colombo Plan staff in local crisis areas |
 Singapore
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Singapore | 3–5 March | Nash met with the Governor of Singapore, Sir William Goode, and the Chief Minister, Lim Yew Hock |
 Malaya
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Kuala Lumpur | 5–8 March | Nash attended the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East conference |
 Philippines
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Manilla | 8–17 March | Nash attended the meeting of the SEATO Council in Manila |
 India
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17–21 March | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru |
 Ceylon
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Colombo | 21–24 March | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Ceylonese Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
 Pakistan
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24–27 March | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon | |
 Thailand
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Bangkok | 27–30 April | Nash visited SEATO headquarters |
| Australia
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Sydney | 1–2 April | Nash held a bilateral meeting about the Antarctic Plan with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies |
| Australia
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Sydney | 13–15 June | Nash held a bilateral meeting about trade and finances with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies |
 United States
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28 September–9 October | Nash led New Zealand's delegation to the United Nations and met with United States Secretary of State John Foster Dulles |
 Canada
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Ottawa | 9–15 October | Nash held bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker |
| United States
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9–17 November | Nash led New Zealand's delegation to the Colombo Plan conference |
| Canada
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Vancouver | 17–19 November | On a short official state visit Nash visited the University of British Columbia |
1959 edit
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| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
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19 February–1 March | Nash held trade negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and had an audience with Emperor Hirohito |
| United States
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25 October–3 November | Nash attended ANZUS pact talks and met with president Dwight D. Eisenhower |
 United Kingdom
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London | 3–9 November | Nash held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan |
| Indonesia
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Yogyakarta | 9–20 November | Nash attended the Colombo Plan conference |
1960 edit
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| Country | Locations | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore
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Singapore | 5–8 April | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew; he was Singapore's first state visitor since its independence[4] |
| Pakistan
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Karachi | 8–10 April | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Ayub Khan |
| United Kingdom
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London | 11–14 April | Nash held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home |
 France
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Paris | 14–16 April | Nash had talks with French President Charles de Gaulle and Prime Minister Michel Debré |
| United Kingdom
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London | 16–18 April | Nash had a layover in London between his visits to France and the Soviet Union |
 Soviet Union
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18–24 April | Nash held disarmament talks with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev | |
 Italy
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Rome | 26–28 April | Nash held a bilateral meeting with Italian President Giovanni Gronchi |
 Vatican City
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Vatican City | 29 April | Nash had an audience with Pope John XXIII |
| United Kingdom
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London | 30 April–11 May | Nash attended the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference and the wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones |
 Netherlands
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19–20 May | Nash met with the Dutch cabinet to discuss trade and events in Dutch New Guinea | |
 West Germany
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24–26 May | Nash met with German leaders Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt | |
 Denmark
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Copenhagen | 28–29 May | Nash had trade talks with the Danish government |
| United States
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31 May–4 June | Nash attended the SEATO conference |
| Malaya
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Kuala Lumpur | 5–6 June | Nash opened the agricultural college at the University of Malaya which had been donated by New Zealand |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Wilson 1985, p. 88.
- ^ Gustafson, Barry. "Nash, Walter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ Sinclair 1976, chpt. 25 'Summitry'.
- ^ "Singapore's First State Visitor". The Press. Vol. XCIX, no. 29176. 9 April 1960. p. 13.
Bibliography edit
- Sinclair, Keith (1976). Walter Nash. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-647949-5.
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.