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The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, headed by Acting Assistant Secretary Joseph Y. Yun, deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Partnership With New Zealand

Date: 05/20/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry meets with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2013. - State Dept Image

Secretary Kerry (May 20): "New Zealand has been a partner in a lot of our initiatives and interests, and particularly helping out in a place like Afghanistan, which is far away, but they’ve been an enormous global partner. The regional issues, particularly on the Korean Peninsula and the challenges in the South China Sea, are important to all of us. And we rely on our friends in New Zealand for the strength of a relationship not just in the region but globally. We share a lot of values and a lot of interests." Full Text»

focus on the Asia-Pacific region

Acting Assistant Secretary Yun (May 16): "At the outset of his Administration, the President made a strategic decision to increase focus on the Asia-Pacific region and rebalance U.S. engagements, activities, and resources toward and within this vital region." Full Statement»

U.S.-Thailand Relationship

Secretary Kerry (May 6): "I want to thank our friends in Thailand, who represent the longest security relationship, the longest partner that we have in Asia – 180 years of a treaty relationship with Thailand. They are our partner in the largest multinational field exercise that takes place in the region." Full Text»

Community of Democracies Ministerial

Date: 03/22/2013 Description: Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns at the 44th OAS Extraordinary General Assembly in Washington, DC. © Maria Patricia Leiva/OASDeputy Secretary Burns (Apr. 29): "The calls for dignity, freedom, and democracy we have heard from Tunis to Sana’a are no different from those we heard two decades ago in Warsaw or Ulaanbaatar." Full Text» Fact Sheet»

Rebalance to Asia

Acting Assistant Secretary Yun (Apr. 25): "Though we continue to face military challenges in the region, non-military issues are critically important to American and East Asian prosperity and security and necessitate a broad diplomatic approach." Full Text»


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