U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta will travel to New York City from March 11-15, 2024, as the co-head of the U.S. Delegation to the 68thSession of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), alongside U.S. Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Ambassador Rao Gupta will represent the United States in formal CSW meetings, conduct bilateral meetings, and participate in several side events to highlight U.S. priorities related to CSW's priority theme for 2024, Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective.
Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to the Dominican Republic from March 7-9. Dodd will co-chair with Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development Alexia Latortue a meeting of the Finance Track of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity on the sidelines of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual Meetings in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Dodd will also meet with finance ministers and the private sector to follow up on commitments President Biden made at the inaugural Leaders' Summit of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. This visit underscores the United States pledge to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth, defend democratic governance and the rule of law, and strengthen security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.
Deputy Secretary Campbell's Meeting with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Akcapar
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March 8, 2024
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller:
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell met today with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Burak Akcapar in Washington. Deputy Secretary Campbell and Deputy Foreign Minister Akcapar discussed ways to further enhance U.S.-Trkiye strategic cooperation on regional and global priorities. The two focused on economic cooperation in Central Asia, peace in the South Caucasus, and other opportunities to work together in Asia and beyond.
The partners of the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) held a Graphite Supply Chain Deep-Dive meeting on March 4 in Toronto, following the MSP principals' meeting on March 3. The graphite meeting was hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea, in cooperation with the MSP partners, including the United States, the current chair of the MSP. In-sun Kang, the 2nd Vice Foreign Minister of Korea, Jose W. Fernandez, the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, and Kerstin Jorna, Director General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission provided opening remarks.
The meeting convened government officials, critical minerals experts, and financial institutions from partner countries of the MSP, along with companies operating in the global graphite supply chain. MSP partners were also joined by other critical minerals-producing countries including Tanzania. The participants discussed ways to enhance cooperation in strengthening the global supply chain of graphite, one of the key critical minerals essential for the global clean energy transition.
Participants engaged in discussions on the challenges of the global graphite supply chain, ways to increase global graphite production, major graphite projects, and financial tools available for graphite projects. Market experts voiced the importance of international cooperation in strengthening global graphite supply chains, ranging from exploration and production to processing, refining, and recycling. Participants additionally called for global cooperation in research and development, and in sustainable and responsible mining for critical minerals at various stages of development. MSP partners also exchanged views on ways to facilitate private sector investment through public-private cooperation for sustainable critical minerals development.
Building upon the MSP's commitments to high environmental, social, and governance standards in the global minerals sector, the MSP partners will continue to work closely together to catalyze private sector investment and cooperation in diversifying global graphite supply chains.