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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The new 10-year plan for implementing the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and #PromoteStability in Papua New Guinea builds on the country's long-standing goals of human development, gender equity, and resilience to climate change.
Those closest to challenges know best where opportunities for peace lie. The new 10-year plans for implementing the Strategy to Prevent Conflict and #PromoteStability emphasize forging local partnerships to drive positive change in communities. http://www.state.gov/stability-strategy
First ever joint naval exercise conducted between the EU and U.S. And it takes place in the Indo-Pacific region👇👇👇| EEAS Website https://europa.eu/!yBFnWt
I am excited to share that the U.S. and EU successfully conducted a joint naval exercise as decided at December’s EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific. We are committed to freedom of navigation and lawful use of the sea in the Indo-Pacific. https://www.state.gov/eu-u-s-joint-naval-exercise/
Today @USTreasury designated eight targets linked to the defense sector of Burma’s economy and issued a Sanctions Alert on Burma jet fuel. The U.S. remains committed to denying the regime the means to continue its violence & egregious atrocities. https://www.state.gov/united-states-imposes-additional-sanctions-on-jet-fuel-suppliers-and-military-cronies-to-address-burma-military-regimes-atrocities/
In addition to taking sanctions actions, @USTreasury is issuing today a Sanctions Alert on Burma jet fuel to inform individuals, businesses, and other persons of the sanctions risks associated with the provision of jet fuel to Burma’s military regime. https://www.state.gov/united-states-imposes-additional-sanctions-on-jet-fuel-suppliers-and-military-cronies-to-address-burma-military-regimes-atrocities/
Today, to hold the Burma military regime accountable for its assault on democracy, the @USTreasury is designating eight individuals and entities connected to the Burmese defense sector, and issuing a Sanctions Alert related to the provision of jet fuel to the regime.
Happy to celebrate 190 years of U.S.-Thailand diplomatic relations with Deputy Prime Minister and @MFAThai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. We discussed our partnership to tackle today’s most pressing challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Good to present my credentials to @US_Protocol & speak with Daniel Kritenbrink at @StateDept. Now my official work with the administration can get underway. Proud to be flying the flag for Australia here in DC. I will be in to see President Biden with Thérèse to do the same soon.
