Travel to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Indonesia, July 9-15, 2023
Summary
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Secretary Blinken traveled to the United Kingdom, Lithuania, and Indonesia, July 9-15, 2023.
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Secretary Blinken traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia, to participate in the annual U.S.-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and ASEAN Regional Forum. At each meeting, the Secretary emphasized the United States’ commitment to ASEAN centrality and support for the ASEAN-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. He addressed economic cooperation, the global fight against climate change, the ongoing crisis in Burma, the situation in the South China Sea, and Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Secretary also participated in the second U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Dialogue alongside his counterpart, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
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In advance of the Secretary’s travel to Indonesia, he accompanied President Biden on his trip to the United Kingdom and Lithuania for NATO meetings from July 9-12.
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Indonesia
- July 14, 2023 Joint Statement by U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin
- July 14, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park
- July 14, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park Jin Before Their Meeting
- July 14, 2023 Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi on the Second Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
- July 14, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Dialogue
- July 14, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken Before ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States
- July 13, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi
- July 12, 2023 The United States-ASEAN Relationship
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Lithuania
- July 12, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Foreign Minister Baerbock
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Andrea Mitchell of Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken And German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Before Their Meeting
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With George Stephanopoulos of ABC Good Morning America
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Savannah Guthrie of The Today Show on NBC
- July 11, 2023 Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Gayle King of CBS Mornings
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Public Schedule
- July 13, 2023 Public Schedule – July 14, 2023
- July 11, 2023 Public Schedule – July 12, 2023
- July 10, 2023 Public Schedule – July 11, 2023
- July 10, 2023 Public Schedule – July 10, 2023
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