The most recent release, "Joint Statement on the Situation in Myanmar," was submitted on Jan. 31.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs published 62 the month before, marking a 59.7 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 January
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Joint Statement on the Situation in Myanmar | 01/31/2022 |
| Increasing Pressure on the Burmese Military Regime and Its Supporters | 01/31/2022 |
| Nauru National Day | 01/28/2022 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with NUG Representatives | 01/27/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Mongolian Deputy Foreign Minister Munkhjin | 01/27/2022 |
| Business Advisory for Burma | 01/26/2022 |
| Risks and Considerations for Businesses and Individuals with Exposure to Entities Responsible for Undermining Democratic Processes, Facilitating Corruption, and Committing Human Rights Abuses in Burma (Myanmar) | 01/26/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador Ngoc | 01/25/2022 |
| Australia National Day | 01/24/2022 |
| China’s Maritime Claims in the South China Sea | 01/24/2022 |
| U.S.-Japan Joint Statement on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | 01/20/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi | 01/18/2022 |
| Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim’s Trilateral Call with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh and Japan Director General Funakoshi | 01/17/2022 |
| The Passing of Zhang Qing, Wife of Human Rights Defender Guo Feixiong | 01/14/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung | 01/14/2022 |
| Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Calls with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh and Japanese Director General Funakoshi | 01/13/2022 |
| Study on the People’s Republic of China’s South China Sea Maritime Claims | 01/12/2022 |
| United States Designates Entities and Individuals Linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) Weapons Programs | 01/12/2022 |
| PRC Sanctions on U.S. Officials | 01/10/2022 |
| Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”) | 01/06/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Virtual 2022 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo | 01/06/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi | 01/05/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a Joint Press Availability | 01/05/2022 |
| U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”) Meeting | 01/04/2022 |
| Burma Independence Day | 01/03/2022 |
