Prime Minister Julia Gillard will address a joint session of the US Congress and meet US president Barack Obama on a visit next month to mark 60 years of alliance, officials said today.
Ms Gillard, paying her first visit to the United States since taking office last year, will meet with Mr Obama on March 7, a White House statement said.
The visit will take place between March 5 and March 13.
Trade, the war in Afghanistan and security in the Asia-Pacific are expected to be the key talking points on her trip.
Ms Gillard’s visit is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary celebrations of the ANZUS alliance, the central security treaty between Australia and the US.
During the visit Ms Gillard will also meet administration figures including secretary of state Hillary Clinton and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
The Prime Minister will also travel to New York to meet UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.
She will also make a stop in Hawaii to meet Admiral Robert F Willard, the commander of US forces in the Pacific.
PM Gillard to visit US in early March
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will address a joint session of the US Congress and meet US president Barack Obama on a visit next month to mark 60 years of alliance, officials said today.
Ms Gillard, paying her first visit to the United States since taking office last year, will meet with Mr Obama on March 7, a White House statement said.
The visit will take place between March 5 and March 13.
Trade, the war in Afghanistan and security in the Asia-Pacific are expected to be the key talking points on her trip.
Ms Gillard’s visit is timed to coincide with the 60th anniversary celebrations of the ANZUS alliance, the central security treaty between Australia and the US.
During the visit Ms Gillard will also meet administration figures including secretary of state Hillary Clinton and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
The Prime Minister will also travel to New York to meet UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.
She will also make a stop in Hawaii to meet Admiral Robert F Willard, the commander of US forces in the Pacific.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/24/3147502.htm
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