Counselor Podesta Leads U.S. Delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum
July 28, 2014
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
Counselor to the President John Podesta will lead a high-level U.S. Government delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum
Post Forum Dialogue (PIF PFD) on August 1 in Koror, Palau, to highlight and build upon our historic relations with the
peoples and nations of the Pacific. The U.S. delegation will include senior officials from the National Security
Council, United States Pacific Command, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of State, Department of the Interior, U.S. Peace
Corps, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the State of Hawaii.
Following former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s attendance at the PIF PFD in 2012 and Secretary of the Interior
Sally Jewell’s attendance as Head of Delegation in 2013, this high-level delegation demonstrates continued U.S.
commitment to the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region and to issues that are of utmost importance to the Pacific
Islands, including oceans, climate change, renewable energy, economic growth, sustainable development, and environmental
conservation.
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