Joint Press Conference by Secretary Carter and Secretary Michael Fallon > U.S. Department o... 4 of 14 https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/937142/joint-press-conference-... to Oxford this morning to speak with students and faculty about the U.S.-U.K. defense relationship. Being back on campus reminded me of what I first saw during my time at Oxford, something I still appreciate and it is still worth noting. And that Britain's and its people's global view and its willingness to lead economically, politically, militarily an independent, principled and powerful force in the world, physical and moral power in a world where few nations are capable or inclined to do that. We value very much having such a partner in the United Kingdom because that's a commitment the United States shares as well, one that both of our countries, in fact, has stood for together and stood for together 75 years ago this month when President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill issued the Atlantic Charter, announcing the common principles on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world. This, before they had won the war, even had a plan for winning the war, before the United States had even entered the war, they were thinking about principle and a world after war. I spoke with the students today at Oxford about what our two nations have done together to promote and defend those principles over the last seven decades, as well as some of the challenges we face today and the steps we're taking together to address them. As I made clear to Secretary Fallon in our conversations this afternoon, President Obama and I and many other Americans know we can continue to count on a strong United Kingdom to be a staunch ally. That was true the day before the Brexit vote and it's true today. Thanks to the steps we're taking together as allies, thanks to all the United Kingdom is doing to promote stability worldwide, thanks to its continued commitment as expressed in its strategic review and its funding commitments, and thanks to our continued work together to uphold the principle of international order, we will remain that well into the future. 21.02.23, 14:13