Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will depart Wednesday for a trip to Singapore.
As part of his second official visit to the Indo-Pacific region, Secretary Hegseth will deliver plenary remarks on May 31st at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. While there, he is slated to meet with Singapore's Prime Minister and other senior Singaporean officials, convene a multilateral meeting of his counterparts from Southeast Asia, and participate in several Trilateral and Multilateral meetings with his counterparts from several Asian countries.
Secretary Hegseth's second trip to the Indo-Pacific comes as the Department of Defense continues to strengthen U.S. relationships with allies and partners in support of a shared regional vision for peace, stability, and deterrence.