Official Visits and Diplomacy

Images showcasing formal military honors during diplomatic visits, featuring officials walking past honor guards and military personnel in various settings.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts a meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2022.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2022.

Reportage: U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan hosts Secretary of National Defense of the Philippines Delfin Lorenzana at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2019.

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro is welcome by the Brazilian Navy for the opening ceremony of exercise UNITAS LXIII in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8, 2022. The opening ceremony recognized the official start of exercise UNITAS LXIII. UNITAS is the world's longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise that brings together forces from 19 countries to include Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and the United States. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability among multiple nations and joint forces during littoral and amphibious operations in order to build on existing regional partnerships and create new enduring relationships that promote peace, stability and prosperity in the U.S. Southern Commands area of responsibility.

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The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, greets Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, August 9, 2022. The Secretary of Defense visited Lielvarde Airbase to recognize Soldiers serving in the Baltic region and to assure NATO allies of the U.S.' steadfast commitment to defense.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts a meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2022.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa walk past Kosovo's Security Honor Guard upon the Secretary's arrival to Pristina, Kosovo, on December 2, 2015.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton, at the U.S. Department of State, on September 16, 2021.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Thai Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Prayut Chan-o-cha to the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

President Clinton arrives at Norfolk Naval Base amid traditional Naval ceremony prior to addressing U.S. and NATO military personnel, families, and civilian Department of Defense employees (not shown), expressing thanks to personnel deployed overseas in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Secretary of Defense William Cohn is seen walking behind the President. Subject Operation/Series: ALLIED FORCE Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Albanian Defense Minister Niko Peleshi during a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 26, 2023.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes His Excellency, Jose C. Faustino, Officer-in-Charge, Philippine Department of National Defense to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Austin is in Hawaii meeting with key allies in the region and visiting Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes His Excellency, Jose C. Faustino, Officer-in-Charge, Philippine Department of National Defense to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Sept. 29, 2022. Austin is in Hawaii meeting with key allies in the region and visiting Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

U.S. Secretary of State John speaks with a group of advisers � Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Frank Pandolfe, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel, State Department Spokesperson John Kirby, National Security Council Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus, and State Department Deputy Chief of Staff Tom Sullivan � outside the Diaoyutia State Guest House in Beijing, China, on January 27, 2016, amid a series of discussions with high-level Chinese officials focused on the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea and other regional issues.

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is welcomed on the airport ramp by members of the joint forces as she arrives for a visit. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Sarajevo Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)

President Barack Obama, with Commanding General Jeffrey Delgado of the Philippine Air Force, walks past an honor guard at Ninoy Aquino International Airport prior to departure from Manila, Philippines, April 29, 2014.

Belgian Chief of Defence Adm. Michel Hofman (left) and Charles Alexander, Jr. (right), superintendent, Arlington National Cemetery walk through the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., April 5, 2023. Hofman was at ANC to participate in a Public Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Hofman also returned three recently re-ribboned Croix de Guerre Belgian medals which were originally presented to the Unknown Soldiers.

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir, Mausoleum of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 30, 2017.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III arrives in Prague, Czech Republic, Sept. 8, 2022. Austin is visiting the NATO ally after hosting the Ukraine Defense Contact Group with other NATO and international counterparts at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This is the the fifth such meeting of defense leaders from around the world since Russias unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly views the Changing of the Guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Jan. 18, 2023. U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)

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Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharron speaks to the media upon his arrival. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Nov. 14, 2014 "The President walks to Air Force One at Naypuitaw International Airport in Burma for departure en route to Yangon."

U.S. Navy CPT Wendell Burke Rivers, (Captured 10 Sep 65) former Prisoners of War, walks away after being greeted by MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James. MGEN Gonge and MGEN James prepare to greet former POW, U.S. Air Force LT COL Alan Leslie Brunstrom, (Captured 22 Apr 66) as he exits the C-141 Starlifter. CPT Rivers and LT COL Brunstron were released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Prime Minister Gaafar Mohammad Nimeiri of Sudan arrives for a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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Pedro Pierluisi, governor of Puerto Rico, greets Felipe VI, the king of Spain, on the red carpet upon Felipes arrival at Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard Jan. 24, 2022. The king of Spain is visiting Puerto Rico to commemorate the fifth centennial founding of the capital city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Rafael Rosa)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from left, Thomas Keller, program manager with Chenega Security and Support Solutions on the Kennedy Protective Services contract, and Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana stand at attention during the 9/11 memorial dedication ceremony at Fire Station 1.Kennedy Fire and Rescue Services commemorated the 11th anniversary of 9/11 with a ceremony that included a minute of silence at 10:28 a.m., which was the moment of collapse of the north tower of the World Trade Center. Kennedy center-wide emergency units dispatched by Fire Control engaged in one-minute sirens, the new memorial was dedicated and the Honor Guard performed a flag-folding ceremony.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Danish Defense Minister Morten Bodskov for a bilateral exchange meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov leave the Zavokzalny War Memorial in Sochi, Russia, built in 1985 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, and where about 4,000 soldiers are buried, after laying a set of wreaths and paying their respects on May 12, 2015.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel prepare to lay wreaths at the Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo before meeting with their Japanese counterparts on October 3, 2013.

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Norway's King Olav V and his entourage arrive for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton shakes hands with Lieutenant General Ronald T. Kadish, Commander of the Electronics Systems Center (ESC), Hahscom AFB, Massachusetts as Brigadier General Ted McFarland, Vice Commander of the ESC looks on during President Clinton visit to Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. Base: Hanscom Air Force Base State: Massachusetts (MA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Stephen Hadley,National Security Advisor walks to sign HR.7081, the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, October 8, 2008.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks with Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2023.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and King Abdullah II of Jordan greet each other during an armed forces full honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., May 12, 2022.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles for talks at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 13, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder holds a press briefing about the latest security assistance package in support of Ukraine at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines Delfin N. Lorenzana during a bilateral exchange, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 18, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall arrives at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 23, 2022. Kendall is responsible for organizing, training and equipping the U.S. Air and Space Forces and is accountable for the welfare of nearly 700,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen and Guardians, as well as their families.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022. Austin met with Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada to strengthen the bonds between them. Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III holds a meeting with Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III walks with French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu during a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2022. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomes Australian Minister of Defense Richard Marles to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, Oct. 1, 2022. Austin met with Marles and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukaza Hamada to strengthen the bonds between them. Photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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Canadian Minister of Defence Anita Anand, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) render honors during the playing of their national anthems during a visit to U.S. Northern Command Headquarters, June 7, 2022. They also toured Cheyenne Mountain Complex during their visit to Colorado. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak render honors during an armed forces full honor cordon at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., April 20, 2022.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosts German Federal Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht, for a meeting at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., March 30, 2022.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2022. Austin met with NATO defense leaders to discuss the implementation of decisions made at the Madrid Summit in June and steps the Alliance is taking to meet evolving security needs. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Italian Minister of Defense Lorenzo Guerini engage in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 14, 2022.

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, attend the arrival ceremony in honor of President Chiari. On the reviewing platform (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis; President Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd (left), and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (right), flank the platform. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin; former President of Panama, Ricardo Arias Espinosa; Ambassador of Colombia and Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Alberto Zuleta Angel; Minister of Finance and the Treasury of Panama, Dr. Gilberto Arias; Amb

Brig. David Pack (first row, center), British liaison and deputy commanding general of plans for the 82nd Airborne Division; Lt. Col. Brian Fiddermon, Commander, Army Support Activity-Black Sea (second row, left); Col. Rick Turner, Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) (second row, center); Mr. Drew Beck, Host Nation Advisor, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (third row, center); and Maj. Samuel Smallwood, Deputy Host Nation Advisor, U.S. Army Europe and Africa (second row, right), salute during the Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities, "Little Union Day," observance in Constanta, Romania, Jan. 24, 2024. Little Union Day is a public holiday celebrated in Romania every Jan. 24 to commemorate the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia). This jointly observed event strengthens partnerships amongst the local Romanian population with the U.S. and multinational presence in Romania.

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III greets members of the eighth Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2023. The meeting brought together representatives from more than 50 nations and organizations to determine the best way to get the military capabilities that Ukraine needs to repel Russian forces from their sovereign territory.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves as he disembarks from his Air Force jet in Bali, Indonesia, on October 4, 2013, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting.

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Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney with Russian General Yazov as they walk from the general's car to the office of the secretary of defense at the Pentagon.

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken bids farewell to U.S. Embassy Berlin�s Charg� d�Affaires Woodward �Clark� Price before departing Ramstein Air Base in Germany on September 8, 2021.

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Event honoring the 186th birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, at the General Grant National Memorial, New York City, New York, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivering remarks and joining participating dignitaries incluiding U.S. Army Brigadier General Robert Caslen, Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy; Adrian Benepe, New York City Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation; Maria Burks, Commissioner of the National Parks of New York Harbor; and Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great-great grandson of General Grant. Also on hand for the event, featuring a wreath-laying ceremony, were members of the U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets Honor Guard.

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