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.
With Prime Minister @kishida230's bold leadership and the Japanese legislature's approval of a budget with a historic increase in defense spending, Japan will continue to be an anchor of stability and security in the Indo-Pacific.
Last week we welcomed another fantastic group of students from Okinawa at the @StateDept. They used diplomacy and brainstormed solutions during a simulation activity, experiencing firsthand how the United States and Japan work closely together as allies and friends. 🇺🇸🇯🇵
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Great to see @JapanGov passing a budget with an historic increase in defense spending. Under the leadership of PM @kishida230, Japan is matching policy with action to meet growing security challenges and ensure stability in the Indo-Pacific.
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/
