HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Locsin hide Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Locsin Readout Office of the Spokesperson June 9, 2022 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr., in Manila, the Philippines. Deputy Secretary Sherman conveyed gratitude for Secretary Locsin’s commitment and contributions to the alliance and the rules-based international order. The Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Foreign Affairs spoke about the importance of maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, and also discussed the Kremlin’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its global ramifications. Tags Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Indo-Pacific Office of the Spokesperson Philippines Ukraine