Foreign Minister Winston Peters and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone / AFP
Winston Peters is heading to the United States where he will meet his counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister is travelling to New York and Washington D.C. at a time when all eyes are on US President Donald Trump.
While in D.C., Peters will hold meetings with members of the Trump administration and other US political contacts.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: AFP / Allison Robbert
In New York Peters will meet senior United Nations' representatives.
Peters departs for New York on Thursday and will be at The Capitol early next week.
He said the visit provided a chance to engage directly with the Trump administration on a number of issues, including Ukraine, Gaza and security cooperation.
"New Zealand and the United States have a long history of close and broad cooperation in pursuit of shared interests, and we look forward to discussing in Washington how to continue building on that in the months and years ahead,"Peters said.
The visit comes just a few weeks after Peters travelled to China to meet his counterpart, Wang Yi.
