U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara shake hands after a joint press conference of American and Japanese journalists held at the Kahala Resort and Hotel in Hawaii on Oct. 27. The two discussed the Japanese-American alliance, the role of U.S. forces in Japan and the overall Asia-Pacific strategy. Hawaii is the first stop for Secretary Clinton as she will make trips to Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and China.