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East Asian and Pacific regionThe Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs deals with U.S. foreign policy and U.S. relations with the countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

U.S.-Australia: Shared Security and Shared Prosperity Date: 04/09/2009 Description: Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, second from left, speaks during a news conference at the State Department, from left, Australian Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. © AP Photo
Secretary Clinton: "The U.S. is back engaged more fully in Asia. We need to expand our partnerships in the Asia Pacific region to address a wide range of concerns, from security issues to the economic crisis to climate change. We appreciate the constructive advice of our friends, and we are listening. Our commitment to a more rigorous, persistent engagement with the countries of Asia goes hand in hand with the work we do together with Australia." View Video | Full Text | Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations 2009 Joint Communiqué
U.S.-New Zealand Relationship
Date: 04/07/2009 Description: Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully at the Signing Ceremony for the U.S.-New Zealand Arrangement for Cooperation on Nonproliferation Assistance. State Dept Photo
Secretary Clinton (Apr. 7): "Five months ago, just as we were electing a new president, our friends in New Zealand elected a new government led by Prime Minister John Key. And we’re off to a great start together. The U.S.-New Zealand relationship is the best it has been in 25 years, and we look forward to building on the progress we have already made. New Zealand is such a valued partner. It is a country whose values and interests coincide very often with ours. In Afghanistan, its elite Special Air Services troops distinguished themselves early on, and New Zealand’s leadership of the Bamiyan Provincial Reconstruction Team has been a model for other nations." Full Text | Media Note
U.S. Policy Regarding North Korea
Date: 04/03/2009 Description: Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, U.S. Department of State State Dept PhotoAmbassador Bosworth (Apr. 3): "On the subject of the missile launch, which I suspect is at the forefront of everyone’s mind...we have continued to press the North Koreans and other countries on the issue of a missile launch. We take the position, as you know, that it is a violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718. We have continued to urge, as we urge now, the D.P.R.K. not to launch this." Full Text |Video

Japan Children's Day
Secretary Clinton (May 4): "It is my pleasure to offer warm wishes to boys and girls in Japan on the May 5 occasion of Children’s Day. On this holiday, Japanese families celebrate the joys of childhood and family life. Full Statement

North Korea Freedom Week
This week is North Korea Freedom Week, a time to welcome refugees from North Korea who are gathering in Washington to share their stories and advocate on behalf of their friends and families still living there. Press Statement

Taiwan's Participation in the World Health Assembly
The U.S. welcomes the announcement that the World Health Organization (WHO) has invited Taiwan to attend this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), the supreme governing body of the WHO, as an observer under the name “Chinese Taipei.” Press Statement

U.S.-Singapore Relations
Date: 04/27/2009 Location: Washington, DC Description: Secretary Clinton speaks to Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo Yong Boon before their meeting. State Dept PhotoSecretary Clinton (Apr. 27): "[W]e are very pleased to have Minister Yeo here with us on behalf of Singapore, a nation that we have very close and constructive relationships with, a nation that is right at the core of global commerce, and I think was just named for the 21st year in a row the best port. So we know that it’s a critical part of the global economy."  Full Text

U.S.-Thailand Relationship
Secretary Clinton (Apr. 23): "The United States and Thailand have many important relationships that have been strengthened and broadened over many years. And I’m looking forward to discussing with the minister a range of important concerns, both regionally and globally." Full Text

ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) to Hold First Disaster Relief Exercise in the Philippines
The United States and the Republic of the Philippines will co-sponsor the May 4-8 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) in the Philippines. Media Note

Taiwan's Participation in the World Health Assembly
The U.S. welcomes the announcement that the World Health Organization (WHO) has invited Taiwan to attend this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), the supreme governing body of the WHO, as an observer under the name “Chinese Taipei.” Press Statement

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