The Office of Best Future Generations

The Office of Best Future Generations at the U.S. Department of State,

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Great meetings in Canada yesterday 🇨🇦.

I met with Secretary of State for Children and Youth @annamgainey and Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada @mablanchard65, where we discussed @FLOTUS’s Fostering the Future Together initiative to help children learn grow and thrive through the safe use of technology.

We also discussed how allied partners and donors can work alongside committed national governments to strengthen school environments by improving learning outcomes and ensuring every school-age child receives nutritious daily meals, healthcare, and WASH services to become "Super Schools.”

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

In London, I met @SarahBrownUK (not pictured), an advocate for education and child well-being, to discuss how private financing can unleash the next generation’s potential.

I also met with @BambosMP, MP and Chair of the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Education, to discuss approaches to education in crisis settings and with @FCDOGovUK officials David Bailey and @AnnabelGerry to strengthen the U.S. - U.K. partnership on children’s issues 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Grateful for the opportunity to meet with EU and Belgian partners in Brussels, including Martin Seychell (DG INTPA), Ambassador Hubert Roisin, and Hanna Jahns (DG ECHO), and the King Baudouin Foundation to explore how we can deliver real results for children globally 🇪🇺🇧🇪

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Productive day in Berlin with four excellent meetings: Dr. Ina Heusgen, Germany's humanitarian aid chief; government development specialists led by Maria Adebhar at the Federal Chancellery; and the Siemens and Bosch Foundations. We discussed our shared mission to improve the lives of children worldwide, particularly those most in need.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Amazing experience touring the CM Shri School in New Delhi, India, a model government-run K-12 school with a career center, language lab, facility for special needs and children with disabilities, an impressive library, and nutritious meals (both breakfast and lunch) served to every student daily. 

My favorite part was hearing directly from the students, answering their many questions, and discussing with the principal how he puts his pupils first every day.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Energetic, bright-eyed students at the Sulabh Public School shared with me their impressive science projects made possible thanks to a @Boeing STEM program.

I also toured their sanitation technology museum, met eight aspiring young pilots learning to fly commercial jets, and delivered remarks on the importance of incorporating the latest technology into the classroom.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Met with India's Member Secretary of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Dr. Sanjeev Sharma, to discuss the country's efforts to combat sex trafficking and exploitation and learn more about how the government is taking action to support vulnerable and at-risk children.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

India's Joint Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, Meera Srivastava, and her colleagues, shared with me how the country provides healthcare and sanitation to 210 million children in government-funded schools—bringing essential services directly to students.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

While in India, met with Sanjay Kumar, Secretary of School Education and Literacy, to discuss primary and secondary education across the world's most populous country—including the critical work of ensuring quality education and providing nutritious school meals to students.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Thank you @USAmbIndia for your leadership in India and throughout Southeast Asia. I enjoyed our meeting and appreciate the full support of the embassy to help my office improve the lives of children throughout India, particularly those most in need.

[Ambassador Sergio Gor @USAmbIndia]

Strengthening U.S.-India partnership with @BestFutureGen Special Envoy Harder visit to India. By mobilizing U.S.-led public-private partnerships and co-investment models, we’re working on practical solutions that build human capital for long-term stability and growth.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

This week, @USAmbBangladesh and I met with top UN representatives in Bangladesh to discuss @StateDept’s $2 bil partnership with OCHA, the gradual transition of key programs to the government of Bangladesh, and critical issues like school meal programs, school-based healthcare, and safe water, sanitation, and hygiene.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

@USAmbBangladesh and I met with partners on the ground to discuss how regional actors can support the education and protection of 500,000+ Rohingya children in the world's largest refugee camp—children and families who fled from Burma to Bangladesh nearly 9 years ago.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

THANK YOU @USAmbBangladesh, DCM Megan Bouldin, and the entire Embassy Dhaka team for a superb visit. Keep up the terrific work.

[The Office of Best Future Generations @BestFutureGen]

Healthy children are better learners. When we work with families and government to protect children from preventable diseases, they can thrive in school, excel at their education, and become future contributors to their nation's economy.

[U.S. Embassy Dhaka @usembassydhaka]

Special Envoy Harder visited Light Fair School today to support Bangladesh's National Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign 2026. Recognizing the grave challenge posed by the recent measles outbreak, the United States, through UNICEF, is working with the Government of Bangladesh to deliver over 21.9 million free MR vaccine doses to protect 1.2 million children under age five from preventable diseases.

[U.S. Embassy Dhaka @usembassydhaka]

Special Envoy Harder and Ambassador Christensen had a productive meeting with Education Minister Milon. They discussed how American educational expertise can equip Bangladeshi youth with skills that drive economic growth and prosperity.

[U.S. Embassy Dhaka @usembassydhaka]

Special Envoy Harder and Ambassador Christensen met with Social Welfare and Women and Children's Affairs Minister Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain to discuss ensuring children’s futures by protecting them from child marriage and labor, improving nutrition, and enhancing women's economic security for families to thrive.

[U.S. Embassy Dhaka @usembassydhaka]

Special Envoy Harder and Ambassador Christensen met with Foreign Secretary Siam to advance bilateral cooperation and work together on partnerships that benefit future generations in both countries.