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
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Joint Statement
The United States and Mekong Partner countries released a Joint Statement on the launch of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership.
Secretary of State Pompeo Statement on the launch of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership
Secretary of State Pompeo’s statement following the inaugural Mekong-U.S. Partnership Ministerial Meeting notes the common principles, shared priorities, and current challenges facing the Mekong sub-region that form the basis of the longstanding and ongoing cooperation between the United States and the countries in the Mekong sub-region. The United States welcomes this expanded partnership and remains…
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Fact Sheet
The Department of State released a comprehensive Fact Sheet during the launch of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership highlighting accomplishments and identifying next steps in Mekong-U.S. cooperation. New areas of cooperation under the Mekong-U.S. Partnership include expanded support for public health and pandemic response, water data information sharing, countering transnational crime and the trafficking of persons, drugs,…
Deputy Secretary of State Launches new Mekong-U.S. Partnership
Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Beigun and the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam launched the Mekong-U.S. Partnership at the first Mekong-U.S. Partnership Ministerial Meeting held online on September 11. The ASEAN Secretary General joined this inaugural meeting. With this new Partnership, the United States and Mekong partner countries are building…
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.
Recent Project
Women’s Entrepreneurship Centers (WEC)
From 2017-2019, World Education Laos managed a Women’s Entrepreneurship Center in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The center hosted trainings on small business management, access to finance, online marketing, and basic English for business. Additionally, the center provided vocational trainings on becoming a tailor, hairdressing, weaving, and natural dyes. This WEC was established in the spirit of similar centers funded by the LMI in Cambodia and Viet Nam, and others started with support from the Department of State in Islamabad, Kenya, Zambia, and Mali.
