Just Confirmed: Hillary Clinton to Visit Cook Islands, Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Travel to the Cook Islands, Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia
Press Statement
Victoria Nuland
Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
August 28, 2012
Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton departs for the Cook Islands,
Indonesia, China, Timor-Leste, Brunei, and Russia on August 30.
In the Cook Islands, Secretary Clinton will attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post Forum Dialogue on August 31
as part of our intensive engagement and ongoing collaboration with the
Pacific Islands. Her visit will emphasize the depth and breadth of
American engagement across economic, people to people, strategic,
environmental, and security interests. The visit also represents a
concerted effort to strengthen regional multilateral institutions,
develop bilateral partnerships, and build on alliances – three core
elements of U.S. strategy toward the Asia-Pacific. She will lead the
highest-level U.S. interagency delegation in the 41-year history of the
Forum with senior officials from the Departments of State, Defense, and
Interior.
In Jakarta on September 3, Secretary
Clinton will discuss with senior Indonesian officials the U.S.-Indonesia
Comprehensive Partnership and our respective engagements on regional
global issues.
In Beijing September 4-5,
Secretary Clinton will meet with senior Chinese leaders. Discussions are
expected to cover a wide range of issues of importance in the
U.S.-China relationship as part of our efforts to build a cooperative
partnership, including preparations for Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) and other upcoming multilateral meetings and numerous
bilateral, regional, and global issues.
On September 6,
Secretary Clinton will be the first Secretary of State to travel to
Dili, where she will emphasize U.S. support for the young democracy of
Timor-Leste in her meetings with senior officials.
In Brunei,
Secretary Clinton will meet with senior officials to emphasize the
importance of the increasingly vibrant U.S.-Brunei relationship. She
will also highlight the U.S.-Brunei ASEAN English Language initiative
and discuss Brunei’s 2013 chairmanship of ASEAN.
The final stop on Secretary Clinton’s trip will be Vladivostok, where she will lead the U.S. delegation to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting September 8-9.
The Secretary will discuss trade liberalization, food security, and
green growth including initiatives to fight wildlife trafficking, with
heads of state and other regional leaders, including business
representatives. She will engage on many areas of bilateral cooperation
with Russia including with Foreign Minister Lavrov.
