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Summary

  • Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken traveled to Australia, Fiji, and Hawaii February 7-13 to engage with Indo-Pacific allies and partners to advance peace, resilience, and prosperity across the region and demonstrate that these partnerships deliver.

  • In Australia on February 9-12, Secretary Blinken attended the fourth Quad Foreign Ministers Ministerial Meeting, hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.  With our Quad partners, we are delivering results for our populations and the region, including by advancing cooperation on COVID-19 vaccination delivery, humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, maritime security, counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, countering disinformation, climate change, and critical and emerging technologies.

  • Secretary Blinken met with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Foreign Minister Payne, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and other senior officials to discuss a range of bilateral and global priorities.  The Secretary also engaged with students, scholars, and technology leaders in Melbourne.

  • In Fiji on February 12, Secretary Blinken met with Pacific Island leaders to discuss the climate crisis, ending the COVID-19 pandemic, disaster assistance, and ways to further our shared commitment to democracy, regional solidarity, and prosperity in the Pacific.  The Secretary also met with Acting Fijian Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum to discuss deepening bilateral engagement and ways to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific.  This was the first visit by a Secretary of State to Fiji since 1985.

  • In Honolulu, Hawaii on February 12, Secretary Blinken hosted Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong for a U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting to deepen our cooperation in addressing threats from the DPRK’s nuclear and missile programs and confronting 21st century challenges together across the globe.  Secretary Blinken also met with Foreign Minister Chung and, separately, with USINDOPACOM Commander Admiral John Aquilino.

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