HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Tkatchenko hide Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Tkatchenko Readout Office of the Spokesperson January 9, 2023 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman spoke today with Papua New Guinea Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko to discuss the United States and Papua New Guinea’s shared priorities in the Indo-Pacific. They discussed ways to strengthen our bilateral relationship in the coming year. Tags Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Deputy Secretary of State Indo-Pacific Indo-Pacific Strategy Office of the Spokesperson Papua New Guinea