Vicky Whitlock

Trade facilitation for New Zealand exporters in North America: as NZTE's Trade Commissioner in Washington, DC, she focuses on helping New Zealand businesses make market decisions, find partners and investors, and access opportunities across the United States and Canada. govt+1

Engagement with US government procurement and security markets: she has worked to support NZ firms targeting US government buyers and procurement channels (including engagement around the WTO Government Procurement Agreement and GSA opportunities) and has spoken about the importance of a local market presence to succeed in government procurement. org+1

Industry convenor and event representative: she regularly represents NZTE at industry events and formal market-entry ceremonies in the US (for example presiding over Groundline Engineering's USA expansion ceremony) and helps convene industry alliances to give NZ companies footholds in US markets. groundlineengineering+2

Role in government-to-government and embassy-level engagement: she has been cited as an official NZ point of contact in formal filings and reporting on NZ engagement in Washington, demonstrating involvement with diplomatic and government affairs alongside NZ Embassy activities. fara+1