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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII received a courtesy call from Ms. Elizabeth Allen, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
December 6, 2023


On Wednesday, December 6th 2023, Mr. HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, received a courtesy call from Ms. Elizabeth Allen, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She visited Japan to discuss issues of foreign information manipulation with her Japanese counterparts.
The outline of the courtesy call is as follows:
- Mr. Horii stated that strategic communication and public diplomacy are increasingly important given the severe international environment, and cooperation between Japan and the US in this area should be robustly promoted.
- In response, Under Secretary Allen said that the United States and Japan are committed to collaboration aimed at reducing the impact of Foreign Information Manipulation and to building resilient information ecosystems.