New Zealand’s top diplomat in London loses his job over remarks about Trump
Phil Goff, who is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on Tuesday.
New Zealand fires top diplomat in London for questioning Trump's grasp of history during Ukraine chat
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 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 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.
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.
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,
‘FAFO’: Top diplomat fired for publicly insulting Trump
New Zealand’s top diplomat to the UK has lost his position over questioning President Donald Trump’s understanding of history. Phil Goff made fellow diplomats uncomfortable when he […]
Phil Goff sacking: Why New Zealand had to remove UK High Commissioner over Trump comments
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New Zealand's top envoy to Britain fired after questioning Trump's grasp of history
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Jason Walls: I feel a little bad for Phil Goff
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Phil Goff exits stage right as Winston Peters goes to Washington - Thomas Coughlan
Thomas Coughlan, Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and ...
New Zealand High Commissioner Phil Goff sacked after taking a dig at US President Donald Trump
New Zealand's High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, lost his job after making comments about US President Donald Trump at a ...
Winston Peters sacks Phil Goff as UK High Commissioner over comments about Donald Trump
The foreign affairs minister says as UK High Commissioner, Phil Goff was acting as 'the face of New Zealand' and had to be ...
'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
As a New Zealand Diplomat, however, Goff’s remarks were not particularly diplomatic, as made clear by the laughter in the ...
Peters says sacking Goff was seriously regrettable, expert says it's justified
The government may have acted quickly over worries on how Donald Trump might respond, a law professor says.