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Today, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne hosted U.S. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Sydney for the annual #Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations.

AUSMIN 2017, the 27th AUSMIN meeting and the first under the Trump Administration, builds on the meeting between our leaders on May 4 in New York that demonstrated the continued closeness of the Australia-U.S. relationship. The strength and vitality of our Alliance is based on a shared commitment to freedom and democracy and has enduring importance in our respective national security, foreign and strategic policies. Read the complete Joint Statement #AUSMIN2017: https://go.usa.gov/xNEXq.

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Together, the United States and #Australia are building a more secure and stable world. The ANZUS Treaty has been in place for 65 years, during which it has provided for our mutual defense and anchored the rules-based international system that has been central to peace and prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and beyond.

The U.S.-Australia alliance is, however, more than a treaty: it’s a bond of friendship between our nations and peoples that has fueled mutual economic growth through expanded trade and investment, supported scientific inquiry and technological innovation, and promoted cultural and educational connections that enrich our societies. https://go.usa.gov/xNEVv

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Today, Secretary Tillerson and Secretary of Defense Mattis participated in the 2017 #Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne in #Sydney, #Australia. #AUSMIN2017, the 27th AUSMIN meeting and the first under the Trump Administration, builds on the meeting between U.S. and Australian leaders on May 4 in New York that demonstrated the continued closeness of the bilateral relationship. The strength and vitality of our Alliance is based on a shared commitment to freedom and democracy and has enduring importance in our respective national security, foreign, and strategic policies.

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Instagram post by U.S. Department of State • Jun 5, 2017

U.S. Department of State (@statedept) on Instagram: “Today, Secretary Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are participating in the 2017…”

Today, Secretary Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are participating in the 2017 #Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations hosted by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne in #Sydney, #Australia. Secretary Tillerson said, “Our shared values of freedom, democracy, a rules-based order, are long bonds that have been formed in the sacrifices that we have made together over the past century through two world wars, and continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in upholding these values of freedom and democracy and a rules-based order evident today in our joint efforts in this fight against terrorism.”