U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will travel to the Pacific island of Tonga next week to lead the U.S. delegation to the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders meeting and promote U.S.-Pacific partnership goals.
After his Aug. 28 visit to Tonga, Campbell will visit Vanuatu to dedicate the United States’ newest overseas mission, Embassy Port Vila. On Aug. 30 he will visit Auckland to co-chair the United States–New Zealand Strategic Dialogue and hold talks on technology.
“These engagements in Tonga, Vanuatu, and New Zealand represents the latest in a series of high-level visits to the region by senior U.S. officials,” the State Department said….