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# 									ASEAN-Related Ministerial Meetings							

## 								Summary							

        -  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will participate in five virtual ministerial meetings related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from August 2-6 EDT. These will be the U.S.-ASEAN, East Asia Summit (EAS), ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Mekong-U.S. Partnership, and Friends of the Mekong ministerial meetings. 
        -  During these meetings, the Secretary will engage with leaders from across the Indo-Pacific on pressing regional and international issues. The Secretary will reaffirm the United States’ commitment to ASEAN centrality and to working with ASEAN and international partners to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and support economic recovery. 
        -  The Secretary will also raise the importance of taking bold action to address the climate crisis. He will reiterate that the United States stands with the international community in defense of freedom of the seas and international law, including UNCLOS. He will also express grave concerns about the military coup in Burma and call on ASEAN to take joint action to urge the military to end the violence, release all those unjustly detained, and restore Burma’s path to democracy. 

-  54th Anniversary of ASEAN-  August 6, 2021  														Marking U.S. Engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Its 54th Anniversary																											 
 
-  ASEAN Regional Forum-  August 6, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting																											 
 
-  Friends of the Mekong-  August 5, 2021  														The United States and the Friends of the Mekong: Proven Partners for the Mekong Region																											 
-  August 5, 2021  														Joint Press Statement of the Friends of the Mekong “Recovery and Resilience”																											 
-  August 5, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Friends of the Mekong Ministers’ Meeting																											 
 
-  East Asia Summit-  August 4, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting																											 
 
-  U.S.-ASEAN-  August 4, 2021  														The United States and ASEAN: Strategic Partners for the Indo-Pacific																											 
-  August 4, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the U.S.-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting																											 
-  August 4, 2021  														U.S. Support for the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific																											 
-  August 4, 2021  														U.S. Support to ASEAN in Fighting COVID-19																											 
 
-  Mekong-U.S. Partnership-  August 3, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Ministers’ Meeting																											 
-  August 3, 2021  														The Mekong-U.S. Partnership and the Friends of the Mekong: Proven Partners for the Mekong Region																											 
 
-  Public Schedule-  August 5, 2021  														Public Schedule – August 6, 2021																											 
-  August 4, 2021  														Public Schedule – August 5, 2021																											 
-  August 3, 2021  														Public Schedule – August 4, 2021																											 
-  August 2, 2021  														Public Schedule – August 3, 2021																											 
-  August 2, 2021  														Public Schedule – August 2, 2021																											 
 
-  Ministerial Meetings Preview-  August 2, 2021  														Briefing With Senior State Department Officials Previewing Secretary Blinken’s Participation in This Week’s ASEAN-Related Ministerials																											 
-  July 31, 2021  														Secretary Blinken’s Participation in ASEAN-related Ministerial Meetings August 2-6, 2021																											 
 

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