![US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Fiji Acting Prime Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum](https://i0.wp.com/emag.islandsbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Blinken-1.jpg?fit=300%2C144&ssl=1)
2022
America engages the Pacific
After a 38-year break from Fiji and a 10-year break from the Pacific, a United States Secretary of State has visited the region, committing to “a free and open Pacific” with promises to “respect core international principles”, as the U.S. re-engages with the region as part of its Indo-Pacific Strategy.