Fact Sheet on Asia-Pacific Strategic Engagement Initiative
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesperson
July 13, 2012
Fact Sheet
Asia-Pacific Strategic Engagement Initiative
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the Asia-Pacific
Strategic Engagement Initiative (APSEI) on July 12 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
APSEI is a new integrated assistance framework that engages on current pressing
bilateral and transnational issues, and positions the United States and its
partners to sustain regional stability and support an inclusive regional economy
in our shared future.
As part of our efforts to deepen engagement on pressing bilateral and
transnational issues, and as a demonstration of our commitment to APSEI,
Secretary Clinton announced that the United States will provide $50 million over
three years in new assistance programs for "Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) 2020."
This program is designed to build regional capacity and foster collaboration to
address transnational challenges. Programs under "LMI 2020" will support an LMI
coordination hub, women's leadership network, control and prevention of malaria,
increased support for the Mekong River Commission, and new funding for
environmental and connectivity programs.
APSEI focuses U.S. assistance to advance six pillars:
.. Regional Security Cooperation: Deepen bilateral security partnerships,
build security forces' capacity, and expand confidence-building measures and
preventative diplomacy mechanisms to advance stability in the region.
.. Economic Integration and Trade: Enhance our engagement with key
multilateral institutions through an ambitious economic integration agenda aimed
at tapping the efficiencies of a larger market and unlocking new sources of
prosperity for the United States.
.. Engagement in the Lower Mekong Region: Invigorate our engagement in the
Lower Mekong region through increased support and new development programs for
the LMI.
.. Address Transnational Threats: Support regional platforms for sharing of
information to enable transparent and accountable decision-making on
transnational challenges.
.. Democratic Development: Leverage regional and bilateral platforms to
advance the development of robust democratic institutions, with a primary focus
on advancing reforms in Burma.
.. Address War Legacies: Help partner countries overcome lingering
challenges threatening sustainable development by undertaking Agent
Orange/dioxin remediation and humanitarian efforts to reduce the effects of
unexploded ordnance.
(Distributed by the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State.)
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