Robert Henry Nesbitt (1883–1966) was the first Australian Trade Commissioner to New Zealand[1] and became chairman of the NSW Milk Board.

This was in part retaliation against the Australian prohibition on the import of New Zealand potatoes that had been in force for several years.

In 1933, Sir Walter Massy Greene initiated a discussion on these matters and secured a partial lifting of the embargo.

Nesbitt was responsible for continuing the negotiations, and for tackling issues such as New Zealand's duties being higher than the British preferential rate.

[9] The Methodist Church of Australasia was formed in 1902 when Nesbitt emigrated to Australia and he became an active member of that Christian denomination.