Deputy Secretary Thomas Nides' Travel to Australia and New Zealand
Media Note
Washington, DC
September 2, 2011
Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, will travel to Australia and New Zealand
September 5-9, 2011.
In Sydney, Deputy Secretary Nides will meet with the American Chamber of Commerce and university students. He will also
deliver a speech on U.S.-Australia economic cooperation. In Canberra, he will meet with representatives of the
Australian government.
In New Zealand, Deputy Secretary Nides will lead the highest-level ever U.S. delegation to the Pacific Island Forum
Post-Forum Dialogue. Deputy Secretary Nides will be accompanied by Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs Kurt Campbell and representatives from the White House, Departments of State, Defense and Commerce, as well as
from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Peace Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard.
While in Auckland, Deputy Secretary Nides will also meet with representatives of the governments of New Zealand and
other Post-Forum Dialogue partners including representatives from the European Union, Papua New Guinea, and China.
He will return to Washington, D.C. on September 9.