U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks at a Pacific Day event at 6 p.m. on June 18 [EST] at the New Zealand Embassy in Washington.

The Pacific Day celebration will also feature remarks from the President of the Republic of Palau Tommy Remengesau, the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key, the Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands Tony DeBrum, and the Foreign Minister of the Federated States of Micronesia Lorin Robert.

The Pacific Day event – which includes both a policy seminar and a cultural reception – is a collaboration by Pacific embassies and representative offices. The policy seminar is co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The event will be live streamed on the CSIS website. Follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag: #pacificday.