Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I am honored to congratulate the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Secretariat on the organization’s 51st anniversary on August 8th. For over 40 years, U.S.-ASEAN engagement has helped foster a stable, prosperous, and peaceful Southeast Asia. I welcome ASEAN’s role as a centerpiece of the Indo-Pacific’s regional architecture and its contributions to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "On behalf of the United States Government, congratulations to Jamaica on 56 years of independence.

Washington, DC - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo: "On behalf of the United States government, congratulations to the people of Bolivia on the 193rd anniversary of your independence.

Washington, DC - Secretary Mike Pompeo met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta today, reaffirming close bilateral relations and a strong U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership as we look ahead to celebrating 70 years of diplomatic ties in 2019.  The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Indonesia’s leadership role in ASEAN, and congratulated Indonesia on its upcoming term in the UN Security Council. 

Washington, DC - Australia-Japan-United States Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Joint Ministerial Statement:

Washington, DC - Today, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with Japanese Foreign Minister Kono in Singapore to discuss next steps on DPRK engagement. Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister Kono reaffirmed our commitment to the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK. The Secretary and Minister agreed that pressure must continue until the DPRK denuclearizes.