ANZUS 50 - U.S. Embassy Canberra
Home | Consular | Embassy Canberra | Melbourne Consulate | Perth Consulate | Sydney Consulate | FAQ | Map

50th Anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty
Home | ANZUS | Timeline | 1999 - 2000


1999 - 2000

1999 -

September 16 - President Clinton announced that the United States would support the United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor with communications and logistical aid, intelligence, airlifts of personnel and material, and coordination of the humanitarian response. US forces would deploy about 200 people, about half of who would serve on the ground in East Timor.

2000 -

July 17 - U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Australian Minister of Defence John C. Moore signed a Statement of Principles outlining future cooperation to advance Australian military technology, including submarines.


This site is produced and maintained by the U.S. Department of State.
Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an
endorsement of the views contained therein.
U.S. Mission| F.A.Q. | Privacy | Disclaimer