Mekong - U.S. Partnership
Mekong-U.S. Partnership at Work: April-June 2024
To view the infographic, click here. The Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) made some great strides over the past few months! The U.S. and Lao PDR co-chaired the 2024 MUSP Policy Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam along with the MUSP Senior Officials' Meeting in Vang Vieng, Lao PDR. The Friends of the Mekong (FOM) also convened…
Joint Co-Chair Statement on the 3rd Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) Ministerial Meeting
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Lao PDR and the United States of America as the Co-chairs of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) on the occasion of the 3rd MUSP Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on July 27, 2024, in Vientiane, Lao PDR. We, the Co-chairs of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (“MUSP”) convened…
2024 TCTP Courses Infographic
To view the infographic, click here. The U.S.-Singapore Third Country Training Program is a partnership between Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of State to jointly conduct capacity building courses for Southeast Asian and Pacific Island countries. Courses adhere to three broad areas of training: (1) Connectivity; (2) Sustainable Development; and (3)…
Friends of the Mekong Commit to Coordination and Collaboration at Senior Officials’ Meeting
Friends of the Mekong Commit to Coordination and Collaboration at Senior Officials' Meeting MEDIA NOTE June 7, 2024 VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – Today, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Melissa A. Brown chaired the Friends of Mekong (FOM) Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Mekong River…
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Lays Groundwork for Deeper Cooperation at Senior Officials’ Meeting
Mekong-U.S. Partnership Lays Groundwork for Deeper Cooperation at Senior Officials' Meeting MEDIA NOTE June 7, 2024 VIENTIANE, Lao PDR – Yesterday, June 5, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Melissa A. Brown co-chaired with Lao PDR Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director General of the Department of Economic Affairs Somboun Sihanath the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) Senior Officials’ Meeting held in Vang Vieng,…
State Magazine Mekong Connections Article
State Magazine highlighted Mekong Connections in their April edition. Mekong Connections, a three-year program funded by the U.S. Department of State under the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP), concluded in September 2023. The program promoted good governance and transparency in public policy in the sub-region with grants to 12 local organizations for community-based projects. The grants provided…
Mekong-U.S. Partnership at Work: January-March 2024
To view the infographic, click here. The Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP) had a great start to the new year! WE Inspire kicked-off its program in Viet Nam, and the Mekong One Health Innovation Program (MOHIP) hosted its 11th webinar on Innovations and Low-Cost Technologies for One Health Monitoring and Surveillance. The U.S. Department of Transportation facilitated…
Upcoming Mekong One Health Innovation Program (MOHIP) Webinars
Michigan State University is organizing three upcoming MOHIP webinars on Biodiversity and One Health, The Importance of the One Health Approach for Understanding Infectious Diseases: An Example of a Neglected Tropical Disease, and Land Use, Climate Change, and Human Health: A One Health Approach. Please register using the QR in the flyer here.
Mekong-U.S. Partnership at Work: October-December 2023
To view the infographic, click here. The #MekongUSPartnership (MUSP) did a lot last fall! The Mekong One Health Innovation Program (MOHIP) hosted two webinars on health security issues and funded three research projects – one each in Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam – on health concerns for humans from animal and environmental exposures. WE Inspire…
Mekong Connections
To view the infographic, click here. Mekong Connections, a three-year program funded by the U.S. Department of State under the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP), concluded in September 2023. During the three-year run, Mekong Connections focused on governance and transparency in public decision making, along with providing financial and capacity-building resources to civil society organizations in the…
U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership Programming in the Mekong Sub-Region
To view the infographic, click here. U.S.-ASEAN Smart Cities Partnership (USASCP) is a Department of State initiative that promotes sustainable, resilient, and inclusive solutions to improve quality of life in Southeast Asian cities. Since 2018, USASCP has committed over $10 million to more than 20 projects to strengthen cities' capacities to improve critical urban services.…
Under Secretary Allen Opens the U.S.-ASEAN Center in Washington, D.C.
ASU Chief Operating Officer, Chris Howard, Indonesian Charge d'Affairres, Ida Bagus Made Bimantara, and Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Liz Allen cutting the ribbon at the U.S.-ASEAN Center Opening Ceremony. "We know that in the modern world, foreign policy is about relationships. And as some of you know, I'm fond of saying…
