Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan traveled to South Africa from March 13 to 16, 2019. His visit focused on promoting U.S. trade and investment, as well as advancing peace and security, including with respect to the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. Throughout the trip, the Deputy Secretary affirmed the United States’ longstanding and wide-ranging ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 12 March, 2019 | Categories:
Africa, Business, Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Key Officials, News, Policy, Political Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, Trade, U.S. & South Africa
Media Advisory | September 19, 2017 Under this new Strategy, the United States, through PEPFAR, will continue to invest in over 50 countries, including continued substantial investments in South Africa. The U.S. government remains committed to partnering with South Africa and commends the South African government’s continued leadership and increasing financial contribution to its response. ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 19 September, 2017 | Categories:
Africa, Former U.S. Government Leaders, PEPFAR, Policy, Press Releases, U.S. & South Africa
| Tags: Rex Tillerson
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 15, 2017 Readout of the President’s Call with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa President Donald J. Trump spoke this week with President Jacob Zuma of South Africa to discuss ways to expand cooperation and trade between the United States and South Africa. President Trump ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 16 February, 2017 | Categories:
Economic Affairs, Policy, President of the United States, Press Releases, Trade
Overview USAID’s primary development goal in South Africa is the country’s continued transformation into an equitable, effective, and exemplary nation. In consultation with the South African Government, USAID promotes improved rule of law and respect for human rights throughout Southern Africa, and supports South Africa’s leadership in advancing stability in the region and addressing the ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 21 October, 2016 | Categories:
Africa, Fact Sheets, News, Policy, U.S. & South Africa, U.S. Agencies
JOINT STATEMENT 7th SOUTH AFRICA – UNITED STATES ANNUAL BILATERAL FORUM 28 SEPTEMBER 2016 The Department of International Cooperation and Relations hosted the United States Mission in Pretoria for the 7th Annual Bilateral Forum (ABF), on 28 September 2016. The Forum was co-chaired by the Chief Director: North America and Regional Organisations, Ambassador Peter Goosen ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 28 September, 2016 | Categories:
Agriculture, Deputy Chief of Mission, Economic Affairs, Education, Environment, Policy, Press Releases, Science & Tech, Trade, U.S. & South Africa
| Tags: Annual Bilateral Forum, Department of International Cooperation and Relations, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added two subspecies of lion under the Endangered Species Act due to these primary factors: Habitat Loss Loss of Prey Retaliatory Killing Due to Increased Human-Lion Conflicts Inadequate Regulatory Mechanisms Weak Management of Protected Areas. Based on newly available scientific information on the genetics and taxonomy of lions, the ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 22 December, 2015 | Categories:
Environment, Policy, Press Releases
| Tags: Endangered Species Act, Lions, U.S., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
On December 11, Under Secretary (U/S) of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller traveled to Pretoria for meetings on security cooperation, peacekeeping, and nonproliferation matters with her counterparts at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). While in Pretoria, she also met with Mandela Washington Fellow alumnae to discuss leadership and ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 11 December, 2015 | Categories:
Alumni, Key Officials, Policy, Press Releases
| Tags: and Mathematics, Arms control, DIRCO, Engineering, Mandela Washington Fellow program, political-military affairs, Science, Secretary Gottemoelle, STEM, technology, young leaders
BUSINESS DAY | CATHERINE HILL-HERNDON | NOVEMBER 26 2015, 05:46 FROM rising seas across the globe and the melting of Greenland’s sheet ice, to the bleaching of coral reefs around many coasts, the signs of climate change are all around us. As a global society, we are at a critical juncture. Our decisions today will ...
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By U.S. Mission South Africa | 27 November, 2015 | Categories:
Deputy Chief of Mission, Featured Event, Policy, U.S. & South Africa
| Tags: COP21;Climate Change
