Washington, DC - On May 22, Assistant Secretary Rose will be in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to participate in bilateral meetings with senior government officials on missile defense and other security issues.

From May 23-25, Assistant Secretary Rose will travel to Kuwait City, Kuwait to participate in the United States-Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) Ballistic Missile Defense Senior Leader Seminar. He will lead an interagency delegation with senior colleagues from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the uniformed military.

On May 26, Assistant Secretary Rose will next travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to meet with senior officials to discuss security topics of mutual interest.