FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S

Jul 16, 2023

Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas will host the U.S-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8, 2023. This meeting will build on the Vice President’s previous meetings with Caribbean leaders in April 2022, at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, and in September 2022. The Vice President’s trip delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance cooperation with the Caribbean.

In pursuit of shared prosperity and security, and in recognition of the close ties between our nations, the Vice President is announcing the following new activities that address: (1) security and firearms trafficking; (2) the need for an enhanced diplomatic presence in the eastern Caribbean; (3) the crisis in Haiti; and (4) the U.S.–Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030). Today’s announcements include more than $100 million in new assistance for the region.

Security and Firearms Trafficking;

Enhanced Diplomatic Presence

Haiti

U.S.–Caribbean Partnership to Address the Climate Crisis 2030 (PACC 2030)

In June 2022, the Vice President and Caribbean leaders launched PACC 2030, the U.S. Government’s flagship partnership with our Caribbean partners to advance climate adaptation, build resilience and expand clean energy access across the region.

To advance PACC 2030, today the Vice President is announcing the following new initiatives:

The following actions are intended to increase access to development financing for the Caribbean, a key pillar of PACC 2030:

Since the Vice President launched PACC 2030 in June 2022, there has been a whole-of-government effort to implement the objectives, and we have made significant progress. Highlights of progress thus far include:

Improving access to development financing:

Facilitating clean energy project development and investment

Enhancing Local Capacity Building

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