In the first high-level contact with the Obama administration, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on Tuesday discussed with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other officials the progress in the probe into Mumbai attacks and the security situation in the region.

Menon, who is on a four-day visit to the US, met Clinton at the State Department and briefed her about the ongoing probe into Mumbai terror attacks, besides exchanging perceptions on counter-terrorism, Afghanistan and the Sri Lankan conflict.