8 November 2024
R C
[FYI request #28942 email]
Ref: PMO OIA 167-2024-25
Dear R C
Official Information Act request: Communication with US President
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), received
on 29 October 2024. You requested:
“
1) What level of communication you had with the President of the United States,
the Vice President of the United States and the Secretary of State of the United
States. Please details all levels of communication whether it be email, video
conference calls, phone calls, texts, written letters or face to face meeting
2) How long each level of communication lasted
3) What was the key agenda items of the communication.
4) Any meeting minutes, transcript of the interaction or copies of letters or
communications if available.”
The information you have requested is more closely connected to the responsibilities of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Accordingly, I have decided to transfer your
request to MFAT under section 14(b)(ii) of the Act. MFAT has the usual time limits from receipt
of this transfer to make a decision on your request.
Yours sincerely
Cameron Burrows
Chief of Staff