Norman Kirk, who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand from 1972 to 1974, travelled internationally to attend bilateral and multilateral diplomatic meetings and to lead trade delegations. During his premiership, Kirk visited nine sovereign countries.
Background Kirk appointed himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs with Joe Walding as an associate and focused on external matters for much of his premiership.
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The table below lists Kirk's international prime ministerial trips:
1973 CountryLocationsDatesDetails Apia Kirk attended the South Pacific Forum. The Cook Islands are associated states of New Zealand. Kirk met with premier Albert Henry and agreed to give the Cook Islands more autonomy. Ottawa Kirk attended the 1973 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Kirk spoke at the United Nations General Assembly and met president Richard Nixon. Kirk met prime minister Gough Whitlam and opened New Zealand's new chancery building at its High Commission. Port Moresby Kirk had a bilateral meeting with chief minister Michael Somare and foreign minister Albert Maori Kiki. Jakarta Kirk met with president Suharto. Kuala Lumpur Kirk met with prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein. Singapore Kirk met prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and visited servicemen at the Dieppe Barracks. Kirk met ambassador Soetikno and spent Christmas at Lake Toba. Kirk met prime minister Indira Gandhi and president V. V. Giri.
1974 CountryLocationsDatesDetails Kirk met prime minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and toured the reconstruction work underway following the Bangladesh Liberation War. Singapore Kirk celebrated his 51st birthday. Darwin Kirk met with chief administrator Jock Nelson. A visit to Sydney is cancelled due to mechanical issues on the plane.
See also Foreign relations of New Zealand
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