USAID Administrator Mark Green Travels to Bangladesh, Burma, and Thailand

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Media Advisory

For Immediate Release

Friday, May 11, 2018
Office of Press Relations
Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov

 
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green will travel to Bangladesh, Burma, and Thailand from May 13 to May 23. USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia Gloria Steele and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Ambassador Mark Storella will accompany Administrator Green as part of the delegation.

While in Bangladesh and Burma, Administrator Green plans to visit several sites where the U.S. Government is providing humanitarian assistance to displaced Rohingya and affected host communities. Administrator Green will also meet with Government of Bangladesh officials. In Burma, the Administrator will meet with civil-society representatives, students, and youth leaders, as well as Government of Burma officials to discuss steps needed to address the crises in Rakhine State and violence in other areas of the country.

Administrator Green will visit Bangkok from May 21 to 22 to meet with USAID Mission Directors from across Asia to discuss the implementation of the President's Indo-Pacific Strategy.