Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Travel to Hawaii, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia
Press Statement
Victoria Nuland
Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
November 9, 2011
Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii;
Manila, Philippines; Bangkok, Thailand and Bali, Indonesia November
9-19, 2011, underscoring U.S. efforts to fully engage the region's multilateral institutions and to strengthen key alliances.
Secretary
Clinton will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii November 9 for the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. On November 10, Secretary Clinton
will give remarks at the East-West Center, recapping the APEC 2011 year
and underscoring America's Pacific century. She will also meet
bilaterally with a number of foreign ministers and representatives from
the Asia-Pacific region. Later that evening, she will co-host the APEC
Ministers Dinner with U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
On
November 11, Secretary Clinton will co-host, along with Ambassador Ron
Kirk, a joint session with foreign and trade ministers.
Secretary Clinton will lead her foreign minister counterparts at a
High-Level Dialogue on Disaster Resiliency and chair a working luncheon
High-Level Dialogue on Open Governance and Economic Growth. Later that
afternoon, Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks at the APEC CEO
Summit, highlighting the benefits of broader inclusion of women in the
global economy. On November 12, the Secretary will host a meeting of
Pacific Island leaders as part of the Administration’s commitment to
ongoing dialogue with this region. On November 12-13, Secretary Clinton joins President Obama for his bilateral meetings and the North American Leaders Summit.
Secretary Clinton will travel to Manila, Philippines on November 15
to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual
Defense Treaty. Her visit there will underscore the Administration’s
ongoing broader efforts to reaffirm and broaden our alliances. In
addition to meetings with Philippine officials on November 16, Secretary
Clinton will also participate in a signing ceremony to launch the
implementation phase of the Partnership for Growth with the Philippines.
On November 16, Secretary Clinton will travel to Bangkok, Thailand
to underscore our strong alliance with Thailand and U.S. support for
Thailand’s recovery efforts following severe flooding. She will meet
with senior officials to discuss shared interests and regional issues in
advance of the East Asia Summit.
Secretary Clinton will travel to Bali, Indonesia November 17-19 for the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-ASEAN Leaders Meeting.
She returns to Washington, D.C. on November 19.
