Summary
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Secretary Blinken traveled to Japan and Papua New Guinea on May 17-22, 2023.
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Secretary Blinken traveled to Hiroshima, Japan, May 17-20, accompanying President Biden to the G7 Summit.
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Secretary Blinken traveled to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 21-22. In Port Moresby, Secretary Blinken met with Pacific Islands Forum leaders on behalf of President Biden.
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The Secretary conveyed President Biden’s invitation to Pacific Islands leaders to visit Washington, D.C., later this year for the second U.S. summit with the Pacific Islands Forum.
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The Secretary also met with Prime Minister James Marape of Papua New Guinea and signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement and a bilateral maritime security agreement.
Papua New Guinea
- May 22, 2023 U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Papua New Guinea
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape at a Joint Press Availability
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Blinken Witnesses the Signing of the U.S.-Palau 2023 Agreement Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 Review
- May 22, 2023 The United States and Papua New Guinea Sign New Defense Cooperation Agreement and an Agreement Concerning Counter Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity Operations
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Hipkins
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Marape
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Compact Review Agreement Signing Ceremony with Palau
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Defense Cooperation Agreement and Shiprider Signing Ceremony
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Dialogue
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape Before Their Meeting
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins Before Their Meeting
- May 22, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken After a Tour of Lawes Road Urban Clinic
- May 21, 2023 Deepening U.S. Partnership with Papua New Guinea
Japan
- May 21, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Minister For Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Nagaoka Keiko At a Memorandum of Cooperation on Education Signing Ceremony
- May 20, 2023 Memorandum of Cooperation in Education Signed Between the United States and Japan
- May 20, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park
- May 19, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi
Public Schedule
- May 22, 2023 Public Schedule – May 22, 2023
- May 21, 2023 Public Schedule – May 21, 2023
- May 19, 2023 Public Schedule – May 20, 2023
- May 18, 2023 Public Schedule – May 19, 2023
- May 17, 2023 Public Schedule – May 18, 2023
- May 16, 2023 Public Schedule – May 17, 2023
Trip Preview
- May 18, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Trip to Papua New Guinea