Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for the US State Department, will travel to Vietnam as part of her visit to four Asian-Pacific countries from February 27-March 9.
Rose Gottemoeller,
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security for
the US State Department (Photo: uacrisis.org)
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The four countries are the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand, according to the US Department of State.
During
her visit to the Philippines from February 27–March 1, the Under
Secretary will meet in Manila with senior officials from the departments
of foreign affairs, and national defense to discuss regional security,
bilateral security cooperation, maritime security, and the upcoming
Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon).
She will visit Subic Naval Station and tour the Philippines Navy Frigate BRP 15 Gregorio del Pilar on February 28.
In
Vietnam, Under Secretary Gottemoeller will travel to central Quang Tri
province on March 1–2 to observe US-funded efforts to survey and clear
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) of war. She will also meet with provincial
level authorities and non-governmental organisations.
The Under
Secretary will travel to Hanoi on March 3 to discuss the US-Vietnam
bilateral relationship during the 20th anniversary of normalised
relations, as well as regional security, security cooperation, maritime
security, and the upcoming NPT RevCon with her Vietnamese counterparts.
From
March 4-6 in Australia, she will meet with counterparts from the
Australian departments of foreign affairs and trade, and defence to
discuss US-Australia defense cooperation, regional security, and other
international security topics in Canberra.
She will deliver
speeches on nuclear non-proliferation and the role of the US in
Asia-Pacific Security at the Australian National University and the
University of Sydney, respectively.
On March 9, she will meet
with officials from the ministries of foreign affairs and trade, and
defence to discuss international security issues in Wellington, New
Zealand.
The Under Secretary will also speak with area students and experts in Wellington.
VNA