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John Key and Barack Obama

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John Key and Barack Obama

US President Barack Obama (right) shows obvious warmth towards New Zealand Prime Minister John Key at the nuclear security summit in Washington, DC, in April 2010. Key's invitation to the summit suggested that the US was now more tolerant of New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance.

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Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, United States and New Zealand – Improving relations, 1990–, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/32906/john-key-and-barack-obama (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Robert Ayson and Jock Phillips, published 14 March 2012.