US Mission Geneva

Representatives from the United States and Indonesia held a wide-ranging discussion June 13 under the U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),

Global economic growth and expanded employment will be a significant part of the agenda at the annual summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations in Northern Ireland on June 17–18.

We commend Suriname on its willingness to engage with the Secretariat and Members and appreciate its participation today.

There is “a very strong coincidence of views” between the U.S. approach to drug policy and a newly released report on drug policy that was commissioned by the Organization of American States.

It is my hope that here in Paris, Ministers will come together around these facts and that we will find a way to encourage all WTO Members to make one last-ditch, good-faith effort to save the Bali package.

Through the TPP, the U.S. is seeking to advance a next-generation trade and investment agreement that will enhance competitiveness and expand trade in the Asia-Pacific region.

Read the report presented by the United States at the May 24th DSB Meeting (PDF file.)

If we don’t eagerly grab this moment, we will condemn ourselves to future conflict.

Secretary of State John Kerry’s attendance at the May 19–27 African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia showcases the importance of the African continent to the United States.