GATES ADDRESS - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates delivers one of his final public addresses during his final days in office at the Memorial Day commemoration ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., May 30, 2011. DOD photo by R.D. WardOn His Last Trip Abroad, Gates To Argue That Tighter Budgets Won’t Cut US Role In Asia-- Washington Post/AP
WASHINGTON — On his final overseas trip as secretary of defense, Robert Gates will make the case to a gathering of Asian defense chiefs in Singapore that expected budget-slashing in Washington will not weaken America’s commitment to Asia.
Gates will be in Singapore, after a stopover Tuesday in Hawaii, to attend the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s most prominent security conference. Its agenda includes discussion about the challenge of Afghanistan, the implications of China’s military buildup and the dangers of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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