High-level US official to visit India for talks on food insecurity, global health
Washington (US), July 30: A high-level US State Department official is scheduled to visit India next week for consultations on a range of US multilateral priorities, including combating food insecurity and advancing global health.
Besides India, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele Sison will also visit Bangladesh and Kuwait between August 2-10. During her visit, Sison will hold discussions on a range of US multilateral priorities and will also address issues concerning humanitarian needs, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
"Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Michele J. Sison will travel to India, Bangladesh, and Kuwait August 2-10 for consultations on a range of U.S. multilateral priorities, including combating food insecurity, advancing global health, addressing human rights and humanitarian needs, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and support for Rohingya refugees," the US State Department informed.
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The main focus of Sison's meetings with senior government officials will be the opportunities to deepen its cooperation at the United Nations, and U.S. support for the candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to become the next Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union.
"In meetings with civil society leaders, the Assistant Secretary will exchange ideas on how the United States and other countries can collaborate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," the State Department further stated.
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