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Immediate Release

Acting Secretary Shanahan Travels to Hawaii, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo

May 23, 2019

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan embarks Tuesday, May. 28 to visit Hawaii, Jakarta, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo. 
 
In Singapore, Secretary Shanahan will attend the Shangri La Dialogue where he will meet with key leaders from the region highlighting key themes from the Department of Defense’s Indo-Pacific Strategy Report (IPSR).

Throughout his trip, Secretary Shanahan will meet with key leaders to reaffirm defense relationships and conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings with senior officials.

Shanahan acting defense secretary Indo-Pacific