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Nash meeting Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1958

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

Nash appointed himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs without an associate leading him to focus on external matters for much of his premiership. 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.

Summary

Unless otherwise noted the information is sourced from here:

1958

Photos of Nash's visit to Colombo in 1958
Country Locations Dates Details
 Australia Sydney 27 February – 2 March Nash held bilateral trade talks with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies
 Indonesia Jakarta 3 March Nash had a meeting with officials around security of Colombo Plan staff in local crisis areas
 Singapore Singapore 3–5 March Nash met with the Governor of Singapore, Sir William Goode, and the Chief Minister, Lim Yew Hock
 Malaya Kuala Lumpur 5–8 March Nash attended the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East conference
 Philippines Manilla 8–17 March Nash attended the meeting of the SEATO Council in Manila
 India 17–21 March Nash held a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
 Ceylon Colombo 21–24 March Nash held a bilateral meeting with Ceylonese Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
 Pakistan 24–27 March Nash held a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon
 Thailand Bangkok 27–30 April Nash visited SEATO headquarters
 Australia Sydney 1–2 April Nash held a bilateral meeting about the Antarctic Plan with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies
 Australia Sydney 13–15 June Nash held a bilateral meeting about trade and finances with Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies
 United States
  • New York City
  • Washington D.C.
 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 Ottawa 9–15 October Nash held bilateral talks with Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker
 United States 9–17 November Nash led New Zealand's delegation to the Colombo Plan conference
 Canada Vancouver 17–19 November On a short official state visit Nash visited the University of British Columbia

1959

Nash in Japan in 1959
Country Locations Dates Details
 Japan 19 February – 1 March Nash held trade negotiations with Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and had an audience with Emperor Hirohito
 United States
  • San Francisco
  • New York City
  • Washington D.C.
 25 October – 3 November Nash attended ANZUS pact talks and met with president Dwight D. Eisenhower
 United Kingdom London 3–9 November Nash held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
 Indonesia Yogyakarta 9–20 November Nash attended the Colombo Plan conference

1960

Nash meeting Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1960
Nash in The Hague in 1960
Nash and Abdul Razak Hussein in Kuala Lumpur in 1960
Country Locations Dates Details
 Singapore 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
 Pakistan Karachi 8–10 April Nash held a bilateral meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Ayub Khan
 United Kingdom London 11–14 April Nash held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home
 France Paris 14–16 April Nash had talks with French President Charles de Gaulle and Prime Minister Michel Debré
 United Kingdom London 16–18 April Nash had a layover in London between his visits to France and the Soviet Union
 Soviet Union 18–24 April Nash held disarmament talks with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev
 Italy Rome 26–28 April Nash held a bilateral meeting with Italian President Giovanni Gronchi
 Vatican City Vatican City 29 April Nash had an audience with Pope John XXIII
 United Kingdom London 30 April – 11 May Nash attended the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference and the wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones
 Netherlands 19–20 May Nash met with the Dutch cabinet to discuss trade and events in Dutch New Guinea
 West Germany 24–26 May Nash met with German leaders Konrad Adenauer and Willy Brandt
 Denmark Copenhagen 28–29 May Nash had trade talks with the Danish government
 United States
  • New York City
  • Washington D.C.
 31 May – 4 June Nash attended the SEATO conference
 Malaya Kuala Lumpur 5–6 June Nash opened the agricultural college at the University of Malaya which had been donated by New Zealand

See also

References

  1. Wilson 1985, p. 88.
  2. Gustafson, Barry. "Nash, Walter". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. Sinclair 1976, chpt. 25 'Summitry'.
  4. "Singapore's First State Visitor". The Press. Vol. XCIX, no. 29176. 9 April 1960. p. 13.

Bibliography

  • Sinclair, Keith (1976). Walter Nash. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-647949-5.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
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