Secretary Antony J. Blinken participates in the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin , Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Jack C. Taylor Conference Center at the U.S. Naval Institute, Aug. 6, 2024. State Department Photo
Senior Australian and U.S. officials pledged to enhance force deployments, defense industrial base cooperation and regional security integration in the Indo-Pacific during Monday’s Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultation, US Naval Institute News reports.
