| 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
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
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U.S.-Thailand Relationship
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Community of Democracies Ministerial Deputy 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
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