Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Rt Hon Trevor Mallard
For release: 15 March 2018
Young New Zealand delegation heads to the USA
A New Zealand parliamentary delegation will learn more about the American political system next week during an eight-day
exchange programme, the Speaker, Rt Hon Trevor Mallard, announced today.
“The exchange provides an important opportunity for the delegates to gain more understanding of the democratic processes
at both federal and state level in the United States,” the Speaker noted. “My own experience with ACYPL observing the
1988 Bush Dukakis election was invaluable both with regard to the American electoral system and campaign techniques and
even more importantly the contacts made.”
The New Zealand delegation comprises Chris Bishop MP, Tamati Coffey MP, Andrew Falloon MP, Erica Stanford MP, Chlöe
Swarbrick MP, and Talani Meikle. They will visit San Francisco, Sacramento, and Washington DC.
The last New Zealand delegation went to the USA in 2015. An American delegation, mostly from state legislatures, visited
New Zealand in 2016.
The exchange, running from 17 to 25 March 2018, is coordinated and sponsored by the American Council of Young Political
Leaders (ACYPL).
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