FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ODNI News Release No. 04-25
March 20, 2025
Readout of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s First Trip
to the Indo-Pacific
The below is attributable to an ODNI spokesperson:
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard visited Hawaii, Japan, Thailand, India and France on her first multi-nation trip as DNI. Having been born and raised in the Indo-Pacific region, DNI Gabbard brought a nuanced understanding of the area’s crucial partnerships and complex challenges as she explored opportunities to advance President Trump’s America First policies across the Indo-Pacific.
During her first stop in Hawaii, DNI Gabbard met with U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, NSA-Hawaii senior leaders and intelligence officers, and Naval Special Warfare sailors who briefed her on challenges faced in the region and existing U.S. capabilities to meet them. Specifically, while visiting NSA’s Hawaii outpost, the DNI reiterated the importance of accurate and timely intelligence that protects Americans’ Fourth Amendment rights.
In Japan and Thailand, the DNI met with top intelligence officials and diplomats to strengthen existing partnerships and intelligence collaboration between our nations. While she did not have the opportunity to visit Hiroshima or Nagasaki during this trip, she looks forward to doing so on her next visit to the region, to honor the lives lost, highlight the immeasurable cost of nuclear war, and President Trump’s commitment to counterproliferation and preventing nuclear war.
In India, the DNI held several bilateral engagements, including with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This visit highlights the decades strong U.S.-India relationship that is bolstered by the leadership of and friendship between Prime Minister Modi and President Donald Trump. DNI Gabbard’s meetings in India focused on intelligence-sharing, defense, counterterrorism, and transnational threats. Further, DNI Gabbard joined the Raisina Dialogue, where she delivered keynote remarks on the collective effort to drive toward President Trump's goals of a peaceful, free, secure, and prosperous society.
“President Trump remains unwavering in his commitment to achieving peace through a strategy rooted in realism and pragmatism,” said DNI Gabbard. “Securing peace through strength requires strong leadership with a clear-eyed and realistic understanding of global challenges and opportunities, a commitment to fostering cultural and economic ties that reduce the likelihood of an escalation to conflict, and a dedication to reinforcing mutual interests.”
On the return trip to Washington D.C., DNI Gabbard stopped in France to visit U.S. personnel and French leaders for discussions on counterterrorism and other joint efforts.
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