Panetta Arrives in New Zealand, Final Stop on Asia-Pacific Tour

By • on September 20, 2012

Panetta Arrives in New Zealand, Final Stop on Asia-Pacific Tour

By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service

AUCKLAND, Sept. 20, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E Panetta arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday morning local time, for the last leg of his third Asia-Pacific tour as secretary. This trip, which started Sept. 15, has also taken him to Japan and China.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks with New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman, center, and U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner, left, upon arrival in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 21, 2012. Panetta earlier visited Japan and China during his weeklong trip to the Asia-Pacific region. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo

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