Staff Correspondent
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will travel
to India and Bangladesh from September 10 to 16, according to press release.
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Assistant Secretary Lu will join an interagency delegation for meetings with the
Bangladeshi interim government. The delegation will include representatives from the U.S. Department
of the Treasury, USAID, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. U.S. and Bangladeshi officials will
discuss how the United States can support Bangladesh’s economic growth, financial stability and
development needs.
Throughout his trip, Assistant Secretary Lu will reaffirm the United States’ commitment to supporting
our partners’ economic growth and promoting stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
U.S. Assistant Secretary Lu will travel to New Delhi, India, where he will highlight U.S.-India cooperation
to promote development, security, and women’s economic security at the India Ideas Summit, hosted
by the U.S.-India Business Council. He will also co-chair the eighth U.S.-India 2+2 Inter sessional
Dialogue, alongside U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Jedidiah P. Royal and counterparts from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Ministry of
Defense. The Dialogue will identify opportunities to enhance the U.S.-India bilateral partnership,
including defense cooperation, and expand U.S.-India collaboration in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.
