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US Policy toward Fiji
 

3 Pillars

The three pillars of U.S. policy toward Fiji are:

  1. Implementing Section 7008 sanctions
    - Sanctions targeted against the regime
    - Assistance for elections, judiciary and civil society
  2. Protecting and promoting U.S. interests
    - Full diplomatic relations with Suva
  3. Doing no harm to the people of Fiji
    - Continued economic assistance to the people
    - Strong emphasis on disaster preparedness and relief

 

In line with these three pillars, we are working in the following areas:

  1. Workshop on Human Trafficking.  Embassy staff gave a presentation designed to increase awareness of human trafficking.  Police, Department of Public Prosecutions, NGOs and the President were in attendance.
  2. A Disaster Preparedness Workshop by the Centre of Excellence for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (COE). Participants in the exercise include officials from the civil service, security forces, NGOs  and other local and regional organizations. Experts from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii and the U.S. Coast Guard also assisted with the workshop.
  3. Presentations on U.S. policies on Human Trafficking.  
  4. SAR conference in Hawaii, sponsored by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).  Two Fijian Navy Lieutenant Commanders attended this conference.  Its focus was cruise ship safety, a subject of particular interest to SPC as well as the region, due to the sudden increase in large cruise ships in the region.
  5. Trans-Pacific symposium on illicit networks, sponsored by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  Two Fijian law enforcement officials attended this symposium.
  6. The Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) West has offered a number of training courses for Fiji law enforcement officials.
  7. US Patents and Trademarks Office has funded two prosecutors and in is in the process of funding another to attend training on intellectual property.
  8. Exploring ways to help develop an independent judiciary taking into account the differences in jurisprudence.
  9. Expanded the number of Fiji citizens sent on exchange programs to the United States and Master-level scholarship programs.
  10. Facilitated the participation of senior Fiji officials at the Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies (APCSS) courses.