From left, United States Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, share a laugh along with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong, front left, as Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, front right, speaks during a meeting at the Unites States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)