Secretary Blinken to Host the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Foreign Affairs Ministerial

On July 17, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (“Americas Partnership”) foreign affairs track Ministerial meeting. Foreign ministers from the 12 Americas Partnership countries – the United States, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay – will discuss ongoing collaboration to fulfill the hemisphere’s potential to foster inclusive, sustainable, and shared prosperity for all.

During the Ministerial, Americas Partnership members will review progress on commitments made by leaders at the inaugural Americas Partnership Summit on November 3, 2023. The Americas Partnership seeks as its overarching goal to make the Americas the most economically competitive region in the world. To this end, ministers will identify opportunities to build on the initiative’s early successes in expanding entrepreneurship to foster greater innovation, broadening access to training in the digital economy, advancing clean energy and decarbonization goals, bolstering the rule of law, and strengthening food security and sustainable food production.

President Biden launched the Americas Partnership initiative at the Ninth Summit of Americas on June 8, 2022, to deepen economic integration, create well-paying jobs, and promote competitiveness, resilience, and innovation in the Western Hemisphere. By driving regional competitiveness and providing tangible benefits for our people, the Americas Partnership aims to serve as an enduring, dynamic forum that helps partners effectively and collectively tackle the most pressing economic issues in the hemisphere. The July 17 foreign affairs track Ministerial covers one of the three Americas Partnership tracks, following the 2024 Finance Ministerial held on April 19 and ahead of the Trade Ministerial expected later in the year.