The most recent release, "The United States Condemns Reported Attacks in Chin State," was submitted on Oct. 31, 2021.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs published 34 the month before, marking an 11.8 percent decrease for the current month.
The Bureau engages with partners and allies in the East Asian and Pacific region to maintain peaceful and mutually beneficial relations.
The Bureau has played a key role in negotiations with North Korea over that nation’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons. The head of the bureau has been both praised and criticized for his work on the Korean nuclear accord and other aspects of his diplomatic work.
Press releases or notices by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in October 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| The United States Condemns Reported Attacks in Chin State | 10/31/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Margaret Brennan of CBS Face the Nation | 10/31/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Dana Bash of CNN State of the Union | 10/31/2021 |
| Secretary of State Blinken’s Meeting with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong | 10/31/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang | 10/31/2021 |
| On the Conviction of Journalists Affiliated with Vietnamese Bao Sach Group | 10/29/2021 |
| Briefing with Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez And Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Senior Bureau Official Matt Murray On the Recent Indo-Pacific Business Forum | 10/29/2021 |
| 2021 Indo-Pacific Business Forum Promotes an Open, Interconnected, Resilient, and Secure Indo-Pacific | 10/29/2021 |
| Death of Former Republic of Korea President Roh | 10/27/2021 |
| The United States and the Republic of Korea Hold a High-Level Disarmament and Nonproliferation Consultation | 10/27/2021 |
| Supporting Taiwan’s Participation in the UN System | 10/26/2021 |
| Remarks to the Press by Ambassador Sung Kim Special Representative for North Korea | 10/24/2021 |
| U.S. – Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations (IO Talks) | 10/23/2021 |
| Telephonic Press Briefing with Derek Chollet, Counselor of the U.S. Department of State; Kin Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; and Craig Hart, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development | 10/21/2021 |
| On the Continued Erosion of Freedoms in Hong Kong | 10/21/2021 |
| Anniversary of the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands | 10/20/2021 |
| Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Trilateral Meeting with Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh and Japanese Director General Funakoshi in Washington, D.C. | 10/19/2021 |
| U.S. Relations With the Federated States of Micronesia | 10/19/2021 |
| Briefing With Senior Administration Officials on Counselor Derek Chollet and an Interagency Delegation’s Upcoming Travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia | 10/15/2021 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia | 10/15/2021 |
| Joint Statement of Support for the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar | 10/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Erywan | 10/14/2021 |
| Joint U.S.-EU Statement on the Global Methane Pledge | 10/11/2021 |
| Fiji National Day | 10/08/2021 |
| Department of State Breaks Ground on New Office Annex for U.S. Embassy in Bangkok | 10/07/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi | 10/07/2021 |
| U.S. and OECD Co-Host Panel on Quality Infrastructure and the Blue Dot Network | 10/05/2021 |
| Congratulations to Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio | 10/04/2021 |
| Increasing People’s Republic of China Military Pressure Against Taiwan Undermines Regional Peace and Stability | 10/03/2021 |
| U.S. Relations With Singapore | 10/01/2021 |
