Secretary Pompeo’s Meeting with Japanese National Security Secretariat Secretary General Shigeru Kitamura
Office of the Spokesperson
The following is attributable to Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus:
Today, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo met with the Japanese National Security Secretariat Secretary General Shigeru Kitamura in Washington, D.C.
Secretary Pompeo congratulated Secretary General Kitamura on his re-appointment as Secretary General following Prime Minister Suga’s election on September 16.
Secretary Pompeo and Secretary General Kitamura reaffirmed that the U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in a free and open Indo-Pacific.