Gabbard Says US Speech at Shangri-La Summit Shows Commitment to Peace in Indo-Pacific

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Indo-Pacific theater is the priority for the United States.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks in New Delhi, India, on March 18, 2025. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images

Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, said on May 31 that the U.S. message to Indo-Pacific partners at the Shangri-La Summit was a message of peace.

“The overarching message is very consistent with what President Trump has been speaking about throughout his administration and his term in office, which is that he wants to be the president of peace,” Gabbard told Fox News from the summit.