2008 Events
AUSMIN 2008
From left: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte, Australian Minister for Defence Fitzgibbon, U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Smith. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison, USAF.
Canberra — 22-23 February 2008
Top officials from the U.S. and Australian governments met in Canberra for the 2008 Australia–United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) Consultations and reaffirmed the strong bond between our two nations. The U.S. delegation, led by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, and the Australian delegation, led by Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon and Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, met and pledged continued cooperation on common challenges, including proliferation and terrorism.
The AUSMIN consultations provide a valuable bilateral forum to discuss matters of foreign affairs, defense, and strategic matters.
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