Trump’s Defense Chief Seeks to Reassure Asia Allies
By Bloomberg
01 February 2017 |
7:53 am
U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis will seek to reassure allies worldwide they can still rely on an increasingly inward-focused U.S., as he heads to East Asia on the first overseas trip by a Trump administration cabinet member.
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