.Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (@GANKIMYONG). Secretary Raimondo and Minister Gan affirmed their commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation under the U.S.-Singapore Partnership for Growth & Innovation.
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Tangible progress has been made – additional crossings, increased aid into the north. But more is needed, and that's why I'm in the region this week. — Secretary Antony Blinken during a visit to a warehouse in Jordan with humanitarian aid heading to Gaza.

“This month, we celebrate the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) communities, whose ingenuity, grit, and perseverance have pushed our great American experiment forward.” Thank you ⁦President Biden⁩ whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

.Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III: 'Our network of allies and partners remains a strategic advantage that no competitor can match. And you can see its power in our strengthening ties across the Indo-Pacific...'

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Secretary Blinken recently wrapped up his visit to Beijing. Here’s a short thread on how we’re looking at the PRC from NATO HQ ⤵️🧵

The annual virtual Chiefs of Defense meeting, hosted by U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, brought CHODs and senior military leaders from 27 countries to address the mutual security challenges of today and tomorrow. #CHODs #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific
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INVITATION FOR JOURNALISTS: Please join us on May 3 at 8:30 a.m. (BKK time, GMT +7) for a digital press briefing with Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt, who will provide a readout of the 10th U.S.-Republic of Korea Energy Security Dialogue held on April 30 & May 1.

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I met with Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Senior Coordinator for Gaza, to hear directly what progress has been made on getting aid into Gaza and where more needs to be done. We are committed to accelerating and sustaining aid to Gaza.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), Vietnam is one of 20 countries seeing the highest number of new TB cases every year.

USAID is working on #EndingTB in Vietnam by 2035 through innovative TB detection tools, treatment, and prevention: usaid.link/eyj

Via NNSA: NNSA Administrator & Ministry of Science and ICT and Japan's Cabinet Office senior leaders signed a Trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation with the Republic of Korea & Japan to enhance collaboration at the forefront of new scientific and tech domains.

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I discussed Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations with Nicole Su in Geneva, focusing on the upcoming May #WHA77 World Health Assembly. World Health Organization (WHO) #HealthForAll

An exciting announcement in Palau.

The State Partnership Program plays an important role across the Pacific Islands, allowing us to build partner capacity, improve our interoperability, and strengthen people-to-people ties. 🇺🇸🇵🇼🌏

From 美国驻华使领馆 US MissionCN: Secretary Antony Blinken visited a local restaurant in Beijing and talked about the importance of sharing meals, whether with friends and family or across countries and cultures.

#SpaceDiplomacyWeek , launched by Department of State in 2022, is a time to celebrate the incredible strides being made by the global community toward ensuring the safe and transparent exploration of outer space. Follow U.S. Department of State | Science Diplomacy USA to learn more!

Thrilled to visit Malololelei village in Samoa recently to celebrate a milestone in community resilience and disaster preparedness. Thanks to #USAID funding, a new humanitarian warehouse sits right next to a large church compound. The warehouse can also be used as an evacuation…

.Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues Ambassador Julie Turner met with the Korean community in Chicago, which has been working to address the divided families and human rights issues in the DPRK and to support defectors.

We are determined to do everything we can to bring an end to the terrible human suffering that we’re seeing every single day in Gaza among children, women, men, who have been caught in a terrible crossfire of Hamas’s making. — Secretary Antony Blinken

INVITATION FOR JOURNALISTS: Please join us on May 2 at 8:30 a.m. (Bangkok time, GMT +7) for a digital press briefing with State ADS Bureau PDAS Paul Dean. PDAS Dean will discuss responsible military use of AI and autonomy in the Indo-Pacific.

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Excellent discussion with EconDiplomacy@State Assistant Secretary Toloui and @usaseanbusiness on greater economic cooperation with  #PartnersInProsperity in the Philippines and the #IndoPacific .

.Secretary Antony Blinken: We also spoke about ways that we can continue to grow people-to-people ties between our countries... Our governments have a vested interest in creating open and welcoming conditions for these programs which have long enriched both of our countries.