{"id":2064362,"date":"2023-10-12T04:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-under-secretary-of-state-to-tour-australia-and-south-pacific\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T04:20:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T08:20:19","slug":"us-under-secretary-of-state-to-tour-australia-and-south-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-under-secretary-of-state-to-tour-australia-and-south-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"US Under Secretary of State to visit Australia and South Pacific."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-under-secretary-of-state-to-tour-australia-and-south-pacific%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064362&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The U.S. \u2063Under Secretary of State, Liz Allen, is embarking on\u200c an exciting journey\u2063 to \u200cAustralia and multiple Pacific\u200c nations over the next week.<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for an \u2063adventure as she visits \u200dNadi, Fiji; Port Vila,\u2063 Vanuatu; Sydney, Australia; \u2063and \u200dSantiago, Chili.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Allen&#8217;s \u2062mission is to strengthen U.S. ties \u200cwith key Pacific Island partners during her visit\u200b to the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\"><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/us-china-diplomats-hold-in-depth-talks-on-asia-pacific-issues-5500779?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>US, China Diplomats Hold \u2018In-Depth Talks\u2019 \u200bon Asia-Pacific Issues<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/29\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/us-china-diplomats-hold-in-depth-talks-on-asia-pacific-issues-5500779?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/blinken-visits-tiny-tonga-as-us-continues-diplomatic-push-to-counter-china-in-the-pacific-5426157?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Blinken Visits Tiny Tonga as US\u200b Continues Diplomatic Push to Counter China in \u2062the Pacific<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/blinken-visits-tiny-tonga-as-us-continues-diplomatic-push-to-counter-china-in-the-pacific-5426157?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Under Secretary\u2019s visit will\u200c demonstrate the United States\u2019 ongoing commitment\u200c to\u200c key \u2063partners in the Pacific\u200c and\u200c South America;\u200b support open \u2064and free \u200dmedia environments; counter foreign malign influence; and\u2062 strengthen\u200b and expand \u2063people-to-people ties,&#8221;\u200b a spokesperson for Ms. \u200bAllen said.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare to join Under Secretary Allen on her journey, starting in Fiji, where she plans to meet with\u200c local partners and\u200c alumni of U.S. \u2062exchange programs.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Allen, \u2064a \u200bformer communications director to Vice President Kamala Harris\u200d and a \u200cdistinguished member of the Obama \u2063administration, \u200dwas appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to\u2062 the\u200d position of Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and \u200bPublic Affairs on April 4, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>After Fiji, Ms. \u200cAllen&#8217;s next stop is Port Vila, Vanuatu, where she will engage \u2064with government officials to\u2064 strengthen the U.S.\u200b and Vanuatu relationship ahead of the opening\u200c of the new U.S. \u200dembassy.<\/p>\n<p>In Sydney,\u200b Australia,\u200c get ready \u200bfor an\u200c exciting\u2062 lineup of events as Ms. Allen\u200d provides the opening remarks at the launch of \u2064a Digital Communication Network (DCN) hub, meets with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/myanmar-fires-ambassador-to-un-over-incendiary-comments\/\" title=\"Myanmar fires ambassador to UN over incendiary comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">foreign affairs<\/a> officials<\/a>, and connects\u200d with \u200bthe National Indigenous Culinary Institute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She will also\u2063 meet with senior Australian public\u200b diplomacy officials \u2062from\u200c the\u2063 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, local subject matter experts, \u200cand\u2063 students to\u200d discuss methods for countering foreign malign\u2064 influence, opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence, and increasing research partnerships and collaboration in \u2064AUKUS-related cutting-edge fields,&#8221; a spokesperson for Ms. \u200cAllen said.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on\u2063 X \u200b(formerly Twitter) this morning, Ms. Allen \u200cexpressed her excitement about engaging with Pacific friends from Oct. 11-18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll discuss our \u2062shared efforts across \u2062the region to boost press freedom, counter foreign malign influence, \u200dand strengthen our exchange alumni networks,&#8221; Ms. Allen said.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!--\/$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Significant Experience<\/h2>\n<p>Ms. \u2063Allen \u200dbrings a\u2064 wealth of experience to her current role, having worked \u200bfor seven years in the Obama-Biden administration and as a partner at strategic advisory company FGS Global.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the 2020 presidential campaign,\u200b Ms. Allen served as communications director \u200cfor Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Strengthening Pacific Ties<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. officials have \u2062been actively building\u200b ties \u2064with the\u2064 Pacific region\u2062 this year, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-under-secretary-of-state-to-tour-australia-and-south-pacific\/\" title=\"US Under Secretary of State to visit Australia and South Pacific.\">multiple senior\u200d officials \u2062paying visits<\/a> to the\u200c region.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The current tour of the region follows Mr. Blinken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-the-u-s-pacific-islands-forum-dialogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travelling<\/a> to the Pacific Islands in May.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re\u200c strengthening our partnerships on \u200dpublic health, the climate crisis, economic growth, and other key regional \u2063priorities that respond to people\u2019s needs\u200c and expectations,&#8221; Mr.\u2064 Blinken\u2062 said at\u200c a Pacific Islands\u200b Forum Dialogue \u2062in \u2062Papua \u2063New \u2064Guinea.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. Secretary of State Antony\u2064 Blinken\u200c and\u200c Papua New\u2063 Guinea&#8217;s Defense Minister Win Bakri \u2064in May 22, 2023. (Adek Berry\/AFP\u200d via \u200dGetty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin also\u2062 made \u200chis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3470540\/fact-sheet-secretary-austins-eighth-trip-to-the-indo-pacific-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eighth \u200ctrip<\/a> to the Indo-Pacific region in July, \u200dincluding\u2063 his first-ever visit to Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u200b visits\u2064 from U.S. officials \u2062come after Beijing\u200c has been\u200d actively \u2062building ties and exerting\u200d its influence in \u2062the\u200b Pacific, including Solomon Islands \u2062signing \u2062a security pact with Beijing in\u200b 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E and Role\u200d of Liz Allen<\/h2>\n<p>Liz Allen, the Under Secretary of State in the United States, is embarking on an exciting journey to\u200c Australia and multiple Pacific\u2063 nations over the next week. Her mission is to strengthen\u2062 U.S.\u2063 ties with key Pacific Island partners during her visit to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Allen, \u2063a former communications director\u200d to Vice President Kamala Harris and \u2064a\u2063 distinguished member\u2064 of the\u200c Obama\u2064 administration, was appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the position of Under \u200cSecretary for Public\u200c Diplomacy and Public\u200c Affairs on April 4, 2022. \u2064With her extensive experience\u2062 in communications and public affairs, Ms. \u200dAllen is well-equipped to fulfill her role in enhancing diplomatic connections between the \u2063United States and its\u2064 Pacific partners.<\/p>\n<h2>Ms. Allen&#8217;s Journey<\/h2>\n<p>Prepare to join Under \u2064Secretary Allen\u2063 on\u200b her journey, starting\u200d in Fiji, where \u200dshe plans to \u200dmeet with local\u200c partners and alumni of U.S. exchange \u200dprograms. This visit will serve as a demonstration\u200b of the United States&#8217; ongoing commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">key partners<\/a> in the \u2064Pacific. It will also support open and\u200c free media environments, counter foreign malign influence, and\u200d strengthen and expand people-to-people ties.<\/p>\n<p>After\u2064 Fiji, Ms. Allen&#8217;s next stop is Port Vila, Vanuatu, where she will engage\u2063 with government officials to \u2063strengthen the\u200d U<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Under Secretary of State, Liz Allen, plans to visit Australia and several Pacific nations in the coming week. Stops include Nadi, Fiji; Port Vila, Vanuatu; Sydney, Australia; and Santiago, Chile. 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