US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to South Korea, Japan, and France on his final overseas trip in office. He aims to highlight US cooperation with both nations as part of the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy, which aims to counter Chinese ambitions in the region and address the nuclear threat from North Korea. Blinken will discuss building on critical cooperation with South Korean officials and review the progress of the US-Japan alliance in Tokyo. In Paris, he will meet with French officials to discuss developments in the Middle East and European security, including Ukraine.