page_title: Scott Brown (politician)
section_title: Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
hierarchical_section_title: Scott Brown (politician) / Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Scott Brown et la Gouverneur Générale de Nouvelle-Zélande, et leurs époux (juin 2017)
context_page_description: Scott Philip Brown is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician serving as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He is a former United States Senator for Massachusetts, and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. Prior to his Senate tenure, Brown served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives and then in the State Senate.
  In 2010, Brown faced Democratic candidate Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in a special election which occurred after the 2009 death of longtime Senator Ted Kennedy. While initially trailing Coakley by a large margin, Brown saw a sudden late surge and posted a come-from-behind win to become the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since Edward Brooke in 1972. Brown ran for a full Senate term in 2012, but lost to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. He subsequently joined the board of directors of Kadant paper company, joined Fox News as a commentator, and joined Nixon Peabody where he provided legal services.
  After re-establishing residence in New Hampshire, Brown then campaigned for the U.S.
context_section_description: On April 20, 2017, it was reported that Brown was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He was confirmed by the Senate as Ambassador to New Zealand on June 8, 2017 and arrived in New Zealand on June 25. He was confirmed as Ambassador to Samoa a month later.
  In October 2017, the U.S. State Department advised Brown to be more culturally sensitive after he called United States Peace Corps volunteers "beautiful" and told servers at an event that they could make good money in the food service industry. The State Department conducted a review and Brown was counseled on standards of conduct for government employees.
caption: Brown and his wife with Governor-General Patsy Reddy and her husband
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