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On the Resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe
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August 29, 2020

Press Statement
Michael R. Pompeo, Secretary of State

The United States deeply values the enduring contributions of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in making the U.S.-Japan relationship the strongest it has ever been. He championed our Alliance as a cornerstone of peace and security, and he advanced a free and open Indo-Pacific by working with the United States to build a network of partnerships across the region. We thank him for his many years of dedicated service and wish him a speedy and complete recovery.