German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius begins a multi-day trip through the United States and Canada on Tuesday.
His first stop is New York where he is expected to give a speech to representatives of the American Jewish Committee, an organization that represents Jewish interests.
Pistorius is scheduled to meet UN Secretary General António Guterres on Wednesday.
A visit to the defence company Boeing is also on the agenda.
During the trip, Pistorius plans to meet his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in Washington.
The German defence minister also plans to travel to Ottawa to hold talks with his Canadian counterpart Bill Blair.
Pistorius is expected to report on Germany's military involvement in NATO as well as its contributions to the stabilization in conflict zones. The ongoing war in Ukraine is also to be discussed.