U.S. Policy in the Caribbean

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On June 27, 2011, the U.S. Department of State hosted a Diplomacy Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean, the third in a series of public outreach conferences aimed at engaging key constituencies on foreign policy issues. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela delivered remarks at the conference. The agenda also featured Ambassador Charles Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for Economic Issues, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, as well as a panel discussion with Caribbean Diaspora experts on security, development and governance in the region.
Conference Agenda | Speaker Bios
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CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPTS:
- Remarks by Thomas Adams, Special Coordinator for Haiti, at the Diplomacy Series Conference on US Policy in the Caribbean (06/27/2011)
- Remarks by Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela at the Diplomacy Series Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean (06/27/2011)
- Remarks by Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero at the Diplomacy Series Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean (06/27/2011)
- Remarks by Ambassador Charles Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for Economic Initiatives, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Diplomacy Series Conference on U.S. Policy in the Caribbean (06/27/2011)
SUGGESTED READING:
- Remarks With Jamaican Foreign Minister Kenneth Baugh and St. Kitts and Nevis Deputy Prime Minister Sam Condor (06/22/2011)
- Remarks At the High-Level Caribbean-U.S. Conference (06/22/2011)
- Joint Press Release on the U.S.-Caribbean Ministerial Meeting (06/22/2011)
- Advancing U.S.-Caribbean Energy and Climate Cooperation (06/22/2011)
- U.S. Actions To Combat Trafficking in Arms in the Western Hemisphere (06/21/2011)
- U.S. Department of State Announces First International Exchange With USA Volleyball, Will Bring 50 Coaches from Caribbean Nations (06/21/2011)
- DipNote Blog: Celebrating the Deep Ties Between the United States and Caribbean
- Briefing on the Secretary's Upcoming Trip to Guatemala and Jamaica by Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela (06/20/2011)
- Remarks with Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding Before Their Meeting; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (06/06/2011)
- Priorities for U.S. Assistance in the Western Hemisphere (04/13/2011)
BUREAU AND OFFICE MAIN-PAGE LINKS
- Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)
- Office of the Under Secretary of Democracy and Global Affairs (G)
- Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EEB)
- US Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
- Haiti Earthquake Page
- Global Partnership Initiative
- US Embassies in the Caribbean
- White House: Foreign Policy


