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Increased activity in the U.S. Arctic demands a coordinated response. @StateDept and @USCG are monitoring the activities of Chinese research vessel XUE LONG as it transits the U.S. exclusive economic zone and over the U.S. extended continental shelf to ensure the vessel acts consistently with international law.
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We welcome Kazakhstan to Pax Silica. 🇺🇸🇰🇿
@UnderSecE Helberg was proud to sign the Pax Silica Declaration alongside Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister @Zhaslan_Madiyev.
Strategic connectivity. Critical minerals. Digital infrastructure and AI. These aren't just capabilities — they're the building blocks of economic sovereignty.
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Pax Silica is @StateDept's flagship effort on AI and supply chain security, advancing new economic security consensus among allies and trusted partners. 🤝
At the second Pax Silica Summit, @UnderSecE Helberg convened interagency partners, government officials, and U.S. industry leaders to secure supply chains and build the industries of the future with those who share our values.
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Honored to welcome @DeputySecState Landau to the second Pax Silica Summit. He is a champion of AI and as he has said before, AI will drive economic growth, improve public services, and shape prosperity for decades to come. The 21st century runs on compute, energy, and trusted partnerships.
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Great to have Director @mkratsios47 join the Second Pax Silica Summit America's AI Action Plan is clear: the U.S. will lead in AI innovation, secure trusted supply chains, and export American AI standards to our allies and partners. Pax Silica is that vision in action.
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Proud to welcome Qatar and Minister Ahmed Al-Sayed to the Second Pax Silica Summit. Together, we're securing AI supply chains, deploying capital in critical minerals, and building the infrastructure that powers the next generation of economic growth.
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Had a productive discussion with Director General Viola and our European Union partners at the Second Pax Silica Summit. Under @POTUS’s leadership, the United States and the European Union are aligned on what matters most: securing the supply chains, compute, and trusted technologies of the AI era. This is what collective economic security looks like.
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The @StateDept brought together hundreds of public and private-sector representatives from across South America at U.S. AI Week in Buenos Aires to learn how American AI, ingenuity, and enterprise can positively transform their economies. #AIDiplomacy#
Thank you to everyone who presented their technology at our tech fair!
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Thrilled to have my friend @USAmbIndia Ambassador Gor join us at the second Pax Silica Summit. India is a vital Pax Silica partner—driving pro-innovation regulation, trusted AI infrastructure, and resilient supply chains. We look forward to continuing to build trusted ecosystems that will power the AI economy for decades to come.
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The future belongs to those who build together. @UnderSecE Helberg met with delegations from Israel and the United Arab Emirates to advance a shared vision for technological leadership, economic growth, and innovation in the Middle East.
Through Pax Silica, we are building the foundations of an AI-powered future rooted in trust, ambition, and opportunity.
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Today, the United States, Israel, and the UAE held a first trilateral economic dialogue on the margins of the 2nd Pax Silica Summit. In President Trump’s first term, the Abraham Accords showed peace builds prosperity. In his second term, under Secretary Rubio leadership, Pax Silica is showing shared supply chains builds shared economic security. 🇺🇸 🇦🇪 🇮🇱
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Congratulations to Botswana on becoming the 68th signatory to the Artemis Accords! We look forward to future collaborations following the principles in the Artemis Accords.
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More American innovation in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. The United States is working alongside partners like India to expand trade, strengthen technology cooperation, and build a future where innovation and investment drive shared growth.
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Met with IT Secretary S. Krishnan to discuss strengthening technology cooperation and unlocking new opportunities for shared growth between the United States and India in the global AI economy, because American companies are ready to build, invest, and innovate in India.
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The AI race is a fundamental struggle over the architecture of the 21st century. Pax Silica is our answer: a coalition of capable, aligned economies — American and European — built on mutual prosperity and supply chain security.
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The @StateDept’s Pax Silica Summit convened U.S. allies to focus on protecting supply chains and economic security.
I spoke about American biomanufacturing and why U.S. biotech leadership is critical to our shared security.
Thanks to @UnderSecE for convening this important event.
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Thank you for joining and sharing your perspectives at the Summit, @SenToddYoung!
2026 Pax Silica Summit Deliverables:
🤝U.S. and nearly three dozen Pax Silica economies signed a Joint Statement on AI Opportunity
🌏10 additional partners signed the Pax Silica Declaration
🚢 Announcement of pilot AI assistance project for Panama and partners that ship high-value AI supply chain products through Panama
🎓New workforce development initiative in partnership with Stanford
Launched by @UnderSecE in December 2025, Pax Silica is the Department of State’s flagship effort on artificial intelligence and supply chain security.
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Fact Sheet from the 2nd Pax Silica Summit.
Great to participate in the Pax Silica Summit today at the @StateDept.
Grateful to @UnderSecE for convening so many of our partners to strengthen trusted AI supply chains and drive innovation.
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Pax Silica Fact Sheet
