Onboard an Air Force E-4B en-route to Singapore, Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin III administers the oath of office to Dr. Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, July 25, 2021. Austin is in the middle of a seven day trip that along with Singapore will visit Hanoi, Vietnam and Manila, Philippines meeting with key leaders reaffirming defense relationships and conducting bilateral meetings with senior officials.

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Keywords: austin, phiilippines, ratner, secdef, singapore, vietnam