Blinken heads to Laos for ASEAN and East Asia Summit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a news conference, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. Blinken is set to visit Vientiane, Laos, later this week in October 2024, for meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his first policy speech at the Lower House of the Parliament, Oct. 4, 2024, in Tokyo.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Vientiane, Laos, later this week for meetings with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, where he is expected to engage directly with newly elected leaders from the Indo-Pacific.