NZ Prime Minister visits San Francisco

Posted on 21 July 2011

On a whistle stop tour of the United States, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key made a special stop through San Francisco to meet with some of the region's top technology companies.

But before he hopped a plane to Washington DC to meet with President Obama, the Prime Minister made a visit to the location of the 34th America's Cup - San Francisco Bay.

An atypical summer day greeted the New Zealand contingent, with not a wisp of fog in sight.

The Prime Minister chose to address the crowd with the Golden Gate Bridge as the back-drop, while the Junior Windsurfing Championship was getting underway behind him.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, ACEA CEO Craig Thompson and America's Cup Organizing Committee Chair Mark Buell joined in the event, where the Prime Minister shared his excitement for the upcoming America's Cup in San Francisco and his goal for Emirates Team New Zealand to win it back.

Mayor Lee was quick with a playful retort, declaring it John Key Day in San Francisco, but telling him that the Cup would be staying firmly in San Francisco.

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