🇺🇸🏉🇫🇯 Delighted to visit Gospel High School this morning with our
@USNavy
men's and women's rugby teams who are here on the
@NavalAcademy
Rugby Diplomacy Pacific Islands Tour.
@POTUS
announced this rugby diplomacy initiative during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Summit at
🇫🇯
@USAID
is deepening our partnership with Fiji as the newest member of our Democracy Delivers Initiative.
USAID will support the Fijian people and their government to help deliver their vision for an increasingly inclusive, peaceful, and participatory democracy.
🇺🇸🤝🇰🇮 Last month, Kiribati's Education Ministry and American Council met with parents and guardians of over 100 students selected to participate in
@MCCgov
's Kiribati Threshold Program. We look forward to welcoming them next week in Suva as they prepare to go to the U.S.
📣 On Saturday, July 22, U.S. Embassy Suva will welcome a supply delivery helicopter for energy-efficient building repairs. Thank you for your patience with the noise!
Thrilled to participate in the opening ceremony for
@FestpacHawaii
, the world’s largest celebration of indigenous Pacific Islanders! Pacific Islanders gather with pride to celebrate their culture for the first time in 8 years. Looking forward to strengthening our connection with
🇺🇸📣 Join us tomorrow from 4pm for our rescheduled
#ExchangeAlumni
Stories featuring our
@HumphreyProgram
Fellows Ilaisa Naca, Krishal Prasad, and Lite Seruvakula coming to you LIVE from American Corner Suva!
🔴
🔔 Do you have a project that will benefit Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, or Tuvalu? Apply for a Public Diplomacy Small Grant by June 15! Proposals must address one of our Embassy Goals.
Learn more:
Five decades ago, the first FestPAC was held in Suva, Fiji. From June 6-16, FestPAC 2024 will be held in Hawaiʻi with the theme of “Ho‘oulu Lāhui: Regenerating Oceania.”
@FestpacHawaii
serves as a reminder and celebration of the common heritage binding Pacific nations.
As the climate crisis threatens our ocean, marine protected areas play a crucial role in supporting the resilience of marine life & habitats. This
#WorldOceanDay
, 🇺🇸 remains committed to global efforts to protect our ocean's precious ecosystems & resources for future generations!
🇺🇸🏅🇫🇯 Congratulations to Cheyenne Victoria Rosimere Rova and Karan Swadeep Narayan on being selected to represent Fiji at
#YPL
's Workshop on Sports Leadership 👏
Read more:
🇺🇸📣🇫🇯 Apply now for the
@CEEProgram
! Reshma Ram represented Fiji in this year's program. She looks forward to applying what she learned to bolster the resilience of vulnerable communities in Fiji.
Learn more and apply by July 2:
📣 Due to technical difficulties our
#ExchangeAlumni
Stories featuring alumni of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program will be postponed to a later date. Watch this space for updated details!
🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦📍🇫🇯 Chargé d’Affaires John Degory met with
@AmbVasyl
, Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, to underscore U.S. support for next week’s Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Switzerland and reaffirm
@POTUS
’s commitment to backing Ukraine against Russia’s continued
Terrific to welcome Chiefs of Mission from across East Asia and the Pacific to
@StateDept
for our annual conference! Exchanging ideas and best practices will better equip each of us to carry out U.S. foreign policy and strengthen relationships with our allies and partners. -DJK
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing undermines sustainable fisheries management and threatens the livelihoods and food security of billions of people around the world who rely on fish for food and jobs.
#IUUFishing