Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will travel to Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) October 15-17, 2024.
In Japan, Deputy Secretary Campbell will meet with senior Japanese officials to discuss joint efforts to confront regional security threats, as well as cooperation around co-production of defense technologies that will further enhance deterrence capabilities in the region.
In Seoul, the Deputy Secretary will meet with a range of senior ROK officials to discuss bilateral cooperation to foster security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific region, as well as common regional and global challenges, including our shared concerns over DPRK provocations on the Korean Peninsula.
In Seoul, Deputy Secretary Campbell will also participate in a U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Deputy Secretary-Vice Foreign Ministerial meeting. This high-level meeting will bring together Deputy Secretary Campbell and his counterparts, Republic of Korea First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim and Japanese Vice Minister Okano, to build on trilateral cooperation discussions held at their first meeting in Washington, Virginia in May. The dialogue will focus on a range of regional and global challenges, including the threats posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the importance of upholding international law in the South China Sea, and other topics related to regional and global peace and security.
