Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be in Honolulu on Tuesday to deliver a speech on Asia-Pacific relations.

In announcing her Jan. 11-19 Pacific trip, Clinton's office did not say where her speech will be held. However, while in Hawaii she plans to meet with leaders of the Pacific Command.

From Hawaii, Clinton will travel on Jan. 14 to Papua New Guinea, where she will hold bilateral meetings as well as meet with local leaders to discuss environmental protection and women's empowerment.

On Jan. 15, Clinton will travel to Auckland, where she will meet with senior New Zealand officials including Prime Minister John Key. In addition, she plans to meet with U.S. and New Zealand veterans at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

According to her schedule, Clinton will fly to Canberra on Jan. 17 to participate in the 25th Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations to discuss global and regional security challenges. Also participating will be Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and Australian Defense Minister John Falkner.

The visit will be Clinton's first to the region since becoming the top U.S. diplomat.