(C) U.S. State Dept This story was originally published by U.S. State Dept and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee [1] [] Date: 2023-01 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will co-host the 2023 U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and Japanese Defense Minister Hamada Yasukazu on January 11, 2023, at the Department of State. The U.S.-Japan Alliance is an enduring cornerstone of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. The United States and Japan will discuss our shared vision of a modernized Alliance that will tackle 21st century challenges in the Indo-Pacific and around the world. The Secretaries and Ministers will participate in a joint press availability on the outcomes of this year’s ministerial meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the Department of State’s Benjamin Franklin Room. This event will be open press coverage and livestreamed on www.state.gov. Preset time for video cameras to place tripods and check audio: 1:15 p.m. at the 23rd St. Entrance Final access time for all press: 4:30 p.m. at the 23rd St. Entrance Media representatives may attend upon presentation of one of the following: (1) a U.S. government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from the requester’s employer on letterhead verifying his/her employment status as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification (driver’s license or passport). Those who do not have a State Department building pass should allow adequate time for security processing. For more information, please contact the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at EAP-Press@state.gov. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.state.gov/2023-u-s-japan-security-consultative-committee/ Published and (C) by U.S. State Dept Content appears here under this condition or license: Public Domain. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/usstate/