(VOVworld) - Rose Gottemoeller, US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, will travel to Vietnam as part of a visit to four Asian-Pacific countries from February 27-March 9.

Rose Gottemoeller, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control&International Security for the US State Department (Photo: uacrisis.org)

The four countries are the Philippines, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand, according to the US Department of State.

In Vietnam, Gottemoeller will travel to Quang Tri province on March 1 and 2 to observe US-funded efforts to survey and clear unexploded ordnance from the war. She will also meet with provincial authorities and non-governmental organizations.

She will come to Hanoi on March 3 to discuss with Vietnamese officials the US-Vietnam relationship during the 20th anniversary of normalized relations, as well as regional security, security cooperation, maritime security, and the upcoming Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon).