VIENTIANE, LAO PDR —Embassy Vientiane Deputy Chief of Mission, Shannon Farrell and Police Colonel Latsamy Xayakham, Director General of Anti Human Trafficking Department, Head of the Office, National Secretariat on Anti Human Trafficking co-chaired a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Learning Event for in Vientiane on March 17.  The event included a presentation on the U.S. ... Read More»

Vientiane – February 3, 2023 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a new five-year Project for Capacity Strengthening for Maternal Child Health and Nutrition.  The Project will be implemented by JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and will implement activities in 24 districts ... Read More»

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR— At a ceremony in Vientiane Capital on December 28, 2022, the U.S. Embassy in Laos and the Lao PDR Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) signed a three-year Letter of Agreement (2022-2025) enabling the United States to support bringing up to 12 Fulbright English Teaching Assistants (ETA) and five English Language Fellows ... Read More»

VIENTIANE, LAO PDR — The United States continues to support Lao PDR in the fight against malaria. On January 5, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Country Representative to Lao PDR, Dr. Kevin Smith, presented 70,000 long-lasting insecticide treated nets with a total value of $133,000 USD, and entomology laboratory equipment with a total ... Read More»