US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Manila on Tuesday night, joining other high ranking US government officials in back-to-back visits to the Philippines under the Marcos administration. Austin was the third notable US official to come to the country. He followed US Vice President Kamala...
​The US and the Philippines are currently enjoying a "great momentum" of economic relationship, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said Tuesday, Jan. 24. In a meeting with the Filipino businessmen of the Makati Business Club, Carlson said she is seeing positive gains from...
The United States has provided a telecommunication company P118 million (US$2.15 million) to conduct a feasibility study in the Philippines for the development of a reliable and secured nationwide 5G mobile network across the country. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, US Assistant...
The United States has extended a total of $18 million (P1-billion) worth of partnership assistance to the Philippines for the span of five years to help the country's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) transition to mature in the e-commerce industry. Through the US Agency for International...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson on Wednesday expressed confidence that the relationship between the two countries will continue to flourish in 2023. Carlson said her forecast stemmed from the high level of engagements the US and the Philippines have had in the past...
USAID, the principal US government agency to extend assistance to countries, launched a P1 billion digitalization program that aims to digitally transform 30,000 small micro and medium enterprises (MSMEs) over a five-year period. US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson announced the $18...
By MARYKAY CARLSON US Ambassador to the Philippines The last five months of 2022 coincided with my first five months serving as US Ambassador to the Philippines – an exciting time marked by non-stop engagements that strengthened our ironclad relationship as friends, partners, and allies. Only...
Christmas in the Philippines this year will be a first for United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, who’s quite excited to welcome her daughters in the country to spend the festivities with them. US Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson stands beside the “Alliance...
Foreign envoys were among the witnesses at the signing of the P5.268-trillion 2023 national budget by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in Malacañang on Friday, Dec. 16. (Photo from US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson via Twitter) One of the guests, United States (US)...
United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson reaffirmed the US commitment to help the Philippines combat violence against women and children (VAWC.) Carlson addressed women leaders and activists at the #RightsforAll: Rights for Equality forum held at the Ateneo Law School in Makati...
The ambassadors of the world’s two superpowers—China and the United States—who are posted in the Philippines held their first-ever one-on-one meeting as the two countries seek to increase their diplomatic ties with the country. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Friday met...
Each veteran has a story. US Army Col. Edward Evans, AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Bartolome Bacarro, US Ambassador MaryKay Carlson, and American Battle Monuments Commission Secretary Charles Djou lead the first public and in-person Veterans Day ceremony in Manila since 2019. (Photo courtesy of the...
