The most recent release, "Samoa Independence Day," was submitted on May 31.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs published 62 the month before, marking a 24.2 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 May
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Samoa Independence Day | 05/31/2022 |
| G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK | 05/30/2022 |
| Concerns with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visit to the People’s Republic of China | 05/28/2022 |
| Joint Statement by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa, and Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin | 05/27/2022 |
| United States Targets the DPRK’s Ballistic Missile and Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs | 05/27/2022 |
| The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China | 05/26/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Calls with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi | 05/25/2022 |
| Readout of President Biden’s Trip to the Republic of Korea and Japan | 05/25/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori | 05/25/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Wong | 05/24/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa Before Their Meeting | 05/23/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi | 05/23/2022 |
| Australian Federal Election | 05/22/2022 |
| U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Stern’s Travel to Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam | 05/21/2022 |
| Secretary of State Blinken’s Travel to Japan on May 21-24 | 05/20/2022 |
| Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security–Call to Action | 05/19/2022 |
| 20th Anniversary of Timor-Leste’s Restoration of Independence | 05/19/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Cho | 05/18/2022 |
| Taiwan as an Observer in the World Health Assembly | 05/18/2022 |
| Teleconference with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania on the National Security Council Edgard D. Kagan | 05/17/2022 |
| New U.S. APEC Business Advisory Council Member Appointment | 05/16/2022 |
| Guidance on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Information Technology Workers | 05/16/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno | 05/15/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sokhonn | 05/14/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Chinh | 05/14/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Park | 05/13/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Before Their Meeting | 05/13/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before Their Meeting | 05/13/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn | 05/13/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don | 05/13/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay | 05/13/2022 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai Before Their Meeting | 05/12/2022 |
| The Deputy Secretary’s Meeting with NUG Representatives | 05/12/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ngoc | 05/12/2022 |
| The Philippine Presidential Election | 05/11/2022 |
| Humanitarian Relief Trustees Arrested in Hong Kong | 05/11/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn | 05/11/2022 |
| Agenda – U.S.-ASEAN Summit | 05/10/2022 |
| United States Announces Indigenous-Led Commitments at Our Ocean Conference 2022 | 05/10/2022 |
| U.S.-Thailand Strategic and Defense Dialogue | 05/10/2022 |
| Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea | 05/09/2022 |
| G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Hong Kong Chief Executive Selection | 05/09/2022 |
| Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Erywan | 05/09/2022 |
| The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Illicit Activities and Sanctions Evasion | 05/06/2022 |
| U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee Vice-Ministerial Meeting | 05/06/2022 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Civil Society Leaders from Southeast Asia | 05/04/2022 |
| In Celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | 05/02/2022 |
