Mekong - U.S. Partnership
The Mekong-U.S. Partnership, launched in 2020, is an expansion of the Lower Mekong Initiative and advances its goal to create integrated sub-regional cooperation among Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam, with support from the United States.
Latest
Keynote Address for the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Dialogue on Infrastructure and Energy
U.S. PRESS STATEMENT ON THE FRIENDS OF THE MEKONG SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING: “Enhancing Cooperation: Coordinating with Friends and Allies”
Connecting South and Southeast Asia through Improved East-West Linkages
Joint Press Statement of the Friends of the Mekong “Recovery and Resilience”
Our Mission
The Mekong-U.S. Partnership seeks to encourage equitable, sustainable, and inclusive growth in the Lower Mekong Region.
MUSP seeks to meet regional development challenges by implementing capacity building projects and programs with active involvement and close cooperation of the governments in the Mekong region. Our goal is to deliver equitable, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth among the five MUSP partner countries by promoting connectivity and collaboratively addressing regional trans-boundary development and policy challenges.
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We encourage you to join us on social media for updates, dialogue, and information about the work we do – comment with the #MekongUSPartnership hashtag.
I had a great call with the new ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Young-sam. We talked about leveraging our ironclad alliance for the prosperity and security of the United States and the ROK and expanding it into a global partnership to address today’s most pressing issues. -DJK
.@POTUS at the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit: This summit honors the deep history that our nations share and longstanding trade and diplomatic relationships — and a shared fight to defend freedom. Full remarks: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/09/29/remarks-by-president-biden-at-the-u-s-pacific-island-country-summit/
The United States is proud to support Laos with over 200,000 Pfizer Pediatric vaccine doses, donated in partnership with #COVAX. These vaccines for Lao children are part of our commitment to end the COVID-19 pandemic and save lives.
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In calls with ROK Foreign Minister Park Jin and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi, @SecBlinken condemned the DPRK’s reckless ballistic missile launch overflying Japan, which posed an unacceptable threat to the Japanese public. https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-calls-with-republic-of-korea-foreign-minister-park-and-japanese-foreign-minister-hayashi-2/
On a hometown visit to NYC, Deputy Assistant Secretary Dr. Jung Pak spoke with students at @ColumbiaSIPA, @bronx_science, and @Roosevelt_House about her career in foreign policy and delivered a talk on “Why Diplomacy Matters” to @IHouseNYC.
4.@POTUS: We’re launching our Pacific Partnership Strategy, the first national U.S. strategy for Pacific Islands, which is a key component to our broader Indo-Pacific strategy. Read the strategy here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/29/fact-sheet-president-biden-unveils-first-ever-pacific-partnership-strategy/
