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Our Ocean Conference, Palau 2022

The Republic of Palau and the United States are co-hosting the 7th Our Ocean Conference on April 13-14, 2022. The Conference will be a key moment for countries, civil society, and industry to commit to concrete and significant actions to protect the ocean. Throughout the six previous conferences, participants have made more than 1,400 commitments ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 13 April, 2022 | Categories: Environment, News | Tags: Climate Change, Our Ocean, Palau

USAID and Pacific Community (SPC) Launch PROJECT Governance

Suva, Fiji  – On September 28, The United States of America, through United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the Pacific Community (SPC) to launch a new activity called “Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent (PROJECT) Governance.” Over five years, PROJECT Governance aims to foster consensus and inclusion in local communities and build ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 29 September, 2021 | Categories: News | Tags: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Agency for International Development, USAID, Vanuatu

Nearly 50 Delegates Selected for the 2019 Young Pacific Leaders Conference

Press release. WASHINGTON – Building on five years of success in collaboration with emerging leaders in the Pacific, the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, is pleased to announce the 46 leaders from 20 Pacific countries and territories chosen to attend the 2019 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Conference taking place in Suva, Fiji ... Read More»

By U.S.Embassy Samoa | 13 February, 2019 | Categories: News | Tags: #YoungPacificLeaders, 2019 Young Pacific Leaders Conference, and Hawaii, and the American-affiliated Pacific including American Samoa, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Islands of French Polynesia, the Marshall Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, ustralia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Young Pacific Leaders, YPL

Strengthening Relations with ‘Large Ocean Nations’

Repost from DipNote – About the Author: Daniel R. Russel serves as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. Crossing wide swathes of open ocean to get to the Pacific Island nations of Samoa, Tonga, and Palau gives you a great appreciation for the ancient mariners ... Read More»

By Mike Cousins | 3 March, 2016 | Categories: Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Our Ocean | Tags: Admiral Scott Swift, and Peace Corps volunteers, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet, Daniel R. Russel, John Kerry, Palau, Prime Minister Tuilaepa, Samoa, Tonga

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