The most recent release, "Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink’s Travel to Cambodia and Laos," was submitted on April 29.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs published 38 the month before, marking a 63.2 percent increase 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 April
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink’s Travel to Cambodia and Laos | 04/29/2022 |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands, National Day | 04/29/2022 |
| Teleconference with Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink | 04/26/2022 |
| On the Occasion of the Panchen Lama’s 33rd Birthday | 04/25/2022 |
| United States-Singapore 7th Biennial Review Joint Communique | 04/22/2022 |
| 2022-2023 Plan of Action for Environmental Cooperation under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation | 04/22/2022 |
| United States Announces Commitments at Seventh Our Ocean Conference | 04/21/2022 |
| Anzac Day | 04/21/2022 |
| Timor-Leste Presidential Election | 04/21/2022 |
| Our Ocean Conference Closes in Palau with more than 400 Commitments to Protect Ocean Health and Security | 04/20/2022 |
| Biennial Review Under the United States-Singapore Memorandum of Intent on Environmental Cooperation: Public Session | 04/20/2022 |
| Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Busby and Deputy Assistant Secretary Waters’ Roundtable with Hong Kong Activists | 04/14/2022 |
| Travel of Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim to Seoul | 04/14/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori | 04/13/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with New Zealand MFAT Secretary Seed | 04/13/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Thailand | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nauru | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Vietnam | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Philippines | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Burma | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Samoa | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Taiwan | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: | 04/12/2022 |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter Travels to Tokyo, Jakarta, Singapore, Manila, and Los Angeles | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet) - Macau | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Singapore | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Laos | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: North Korea | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Malaysia | 04/12/2022 |
| Thailand New Year – Songkran | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Palau | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet) - Hong Kong | 04/12/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Australian DFAT Secretary Kathryn Campbell | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Mongolia | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Tonga | 04/12/2022 |
| Lao New Year 2022 | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Australia | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet) | 04/12/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Fiji | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Kiribati | 04/12/2022 |
| Khmer New Year 2022 | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Cambodia | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Brunei | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Japan | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet) - Tibet | 04/12/2022 |
| 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Indonesia | 04/12/2022 |
| Burma New Year 2022 – Thingyan Festival | 04/11/2022 |
| Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Kerry and Assistant Secretary Medina’s Travel to Palau | 04/08/2022 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Meeting with NUG Representatives | 04/08/2022 |
| G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine | 04/07/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting | 04/07/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne Before Their Meeting | 04/06/2022 |
| Briefing with Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Sung Kim on Recent Developments in the DPRK and U.S. Efforts to Advance Denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula | 04/06/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Payne | 04/06/2022 |
| Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Meeting with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Special Representative Liu | 04/05/2022 |
| Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Meeting with Republic of Korea (ROK) Special Representative Noh | 04/04/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Republic of Korea President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s U.S.-ROK Policy Consultation Delegation | 04/04/2022 |
| The Spirit of Partnership: Implementing the U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability | 04/01/2022 |
| Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim’s Travel to Washington, DC | 04/01/2022 |
| U.S. – Taiwan Working Group Meeting on International Organizations (IO Talks) | 04/01/2022 |
| The U.S. Strategy to Prevent Conflict and Promote Stability: Priority Countries and Region | 04/01/2022 |
