New Zealand's top envoy to Britain fired after questioning Trump's grasp of history
New Zealand dismissed its High Commissioner to Britain on Thursday after he likened a U.S.-led initiative to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict appeasement and questioned President Trump's understanding of history.
New Zealand fires ambassador to U.K. for asking whether Trump ‘understands history’
President Trump has restored the bust of Churchill to the Oval Office. But do you think he really understands history?” the New Zealand diplomat asked.
New Zealand fires top diplomat in London over Trump remarks
New Zealand’s top diplomat in the United Kingdom was fired after making comments about President Trump in London earlier this week. New Zealand’s high commissioner to the U.K., Phil Goff, was terminated from his role after questioning Trump’s knowledge of history during an event hosted by an international affairs think tank,
New Zealand diplomat fired for questioning Trump's grasp of history
New Zealand sacked its High Commissioner to the U.K. Phil Goff after he wondered aloud whether President Trump "really understands" the history leading up to the second world war.
New Zealand envoy to the UK fired for questioning Trump’s knowledge of history
New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK has been fired after questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history at an event in London.
Question About Trump Gets Top Diplomat Fired
New Zealand's top diplomat in the UK is being sent home after publicly criticizing President Trump's grasp on history. At a think-tank event in London on Tuesday, High Commissioner Phil Goff referred to the 1938 Munich Agreement,
New Zealand Sacks Ambassador to UK After He Questions Trump's Grasp of History
Phil Goff made the comments at a forum in London on Tuesday that appeared to question Trump's grasp of history, contrasting the president's attempts to thaw relations with Russia
New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about President Trump
Phil Goff, who is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event held by the international ...
Phil Goff sacking: Why New Zealand had to remove UK High Commissioner over Trump comments
Former Labour leader Phil Goff overstepped in his comments about United States President Donald Trump – despite being “right” ...
Goff should have been warned to 'pull your head in' - Helen Clark
The comments the High Commissioner made in London were not a sackable offence, the former prime minister says.
'You're there to represent the Government's views': Expert voices support with Phil Goff sacking
There's support for the Foreign Affairs Minister sacking Phil Goff as High Commissioner to the UK. Goff questioned President ...
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Goff’s gaffe highlights NZ’s Trump sensitivity
Analysis: Phil Goff's comments about Donald Trump were unwise – but his dismissal may say more about the current US ...
What was actually wrong with what Phil Goff said?
Explainer: The UK High Commissioner's case is not an example of the coalition looking to get rid of a Labour appointee, Giles Dexter writes.
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Top Foreign Diplomat Pays the Price Two Days After WWII Jab Against Trump
A New Zealand diplomat who tried to infer that President Donald Trump was guilty of appeasement in the style of a British leader who gave way to Adolf Hitler has paid the price for his comment. New ...