AUSMIN is the principal forum for bilateral consultations with Australia and the United States. Held annually, alternating between Australia and the United States, it brings the Australian Ministers for Foreign Affairs and for Defence together with the US Secretaries of State and Defense, along with senior officials from both portfolios.
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| Abbreviation | AUSMIN |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1986 |
| Type | International defence organisation |
Membership | 2 member states:  Australia  United States |
Official language | English |
The Consultations provide a major opportunity to discuss and share perspectives and approaches on major global and regional political issues, and to deepen bilateral foreign security and defence cooperation. AUSMIN 2011, San Francisco
The Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN) consultations were held in the United States on 15 September 2011. Together with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kevin Rudd and the Minister for Defence Stephen Smith marked the 60th Anniversary of the Australia United States Alliance. Formalised in San Francisco in September 1951.[1]