Secretary Blinken’s Call with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Manalo

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo to discuss President Marcos’s upcoming visit to Washington, D.C. and the United States-Japan-Philippines trilateral leaders’ summit on April 11. Secretary Blinken reiterated the importance of the United States-Philippines alliance and thanked Foreign Secretary Manalo for his productive visit to Manila in March. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Secretary Manalo also discussed shared alliance priorities, both in the Indo-Pacific and around the world.