Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn will travel to the Philippines and the Republic of Korea from July 7-13. The Acting Assistant Secretary will meet with senior Philippine government officials to underscore the U.S. commitment to addressing the climate crisis and working with the Philippines to protect marine ecosystems. She will also discuss areas of future scientific and technological cooperation, including space sustainability, as well as critical transboundary issues such as air quality and plastic pollution.
In the Republic of Korea, Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn will attend meetings of the U.S.-Republic of Korea Environmental Affairs Council established under the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. She will also meet with the Environmental Cooperation Commission established under the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea on Environmental Cooperation. These meetings aim to reaffirm U.S. commitment to cooperation on trade, environmental policy, and plastic pollution.
Additionally, Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn will meet with senior government officials in South Korea to discuss preparations for the next Our Ocean Conference, scheduled to be held in April 2025 in South Korea. She is also set to tour government-funded research and development facilities focusing on aeronautics and space technologies, nuclear fusion energy, and quantum computing.
For further information, please contact OES-press@state.gov.
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