A strong commitment is forged. In honour of this historic inaugural U.S.- Pacific Summit, we decided to wear our Biden Aviators from @POTUS and celebrate a win for #ourbluepacific
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Happening Now: President Biden hosts the U.S.- Pacific Island Country Summit to demonstrate the United States’ deep and enduring partnership with Pacific Island countries. https://t.co/tjceTlTqBy
It was great to welcome the leaders of the Pacific Islands to Washington for the first U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit.
We honored the history and values that our nations share and expanded our cooperation on key areas that will benefit our people for years to come.
Aloha to Mark Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary Department of State and Jenny Morell, Pacific region Unit Chief who visited the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies to discuss issues facing the Indo-Pacific region yesterday.
On 6 February 1947 🇦🇺 🇫🇷 🇳🇿 🇳🇱 🇬🇧 + 🇺🇸 established the #Pacific’s 1st intergovernmental organisation: @spc_cps. Today, with 27 Members including all Pacific Island States & territories, we celebrate #SPC’s 75th anniversary of service to #SustDev + #multilateralism in the #Pacific
Next week I will travel to Australia, Fiji, and Hawaii to advance our shared goals in the Indo-Pacific region. Looking forward to engagement with Pacific Island leaders, productive discussions with Japan & ROK leaders, and meeting with friends of the U.S. at the Quad Ministerial.
Waking up here in the US to horrible news of a massive volcano and tsunami in #Tonga. My heart goes out to everyone in #Tonga and across the Pacific Community family who are feeling the impacts of this disaster right now. Praying for your safety
Today, at the invitation of @FijiPM Bainimarama, @POTUS addressed @ForumSEC leaders as they celebrated 50 years of the Pacific Islands Forum. He reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the region and addressed key challenges, including COVID-19 and climate change.
It was a privilege to represent the US at the PIF and communicate the great work the Trump Administration has been doing in the Pacific. The US is a Pacific nation and is committed to peace, prosperity, and freedom in the region. #TuvaluPIF2019
We’re delighted to announce $36.5m to the Pacific Islands in new programs on environmental resilience, women’s empowerment, IUU fishing, maritime security, and governance, in addition to $350m in ongoing funding each year. #TuvaluPIF2019
Let the pitches begin! #PacificIslands fishing industry participants are networking w/#Australia industry reps & investors today at the FISH 2.0 regional forum in #Brisbane. @StateDept and @FRDCAustralia are proud sponsors of this marine sustainability business event. #USwithAUS
Today the U.S. Ambassador to #Palau and the Palauan Minister of Finance signed an agreement bringing into force the U.S.-Palau Compact Review Agreement. We are proud to support Palau’s economic development, and our partnership is as strong as ever. https://t.co/NOdWckmZ5Z
The @StateDept welcomes today’s entry into force of the #RossSea Region Marine Protected Area, the world’s largest marine protected area. Ross Sea in Antarctica is an area of unique biodiversity & 1 of the last unspoiled marine environments on the planet. https://t.co/9vKjXUh0sw