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# Kiribati

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Learn More								U.S. Relationship																									These are excerpts from the U.S. Relations With Kiribati																			-  												U.S.-Kiribati Relations											 
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													U.S.-Kiribati Relations													The United States and Kiribati signed a treaty of friendship in 1979, following Kiribati’s independence from the United Kingdom.  Full diplomatic relations were established in 1980. The United States and Kiribati have enjoyed a close relationship based on mutual respect and shared interests.  The two countries work together on a broad range of issues, including strengthening regional security,The United States and Kiribati signed a treaty of friendship in 1979, following Kiribati’s independence from the United Kingdom.  Full diplomatic relations were established in 1980. The United States and Kiribati have enjoyed a close relationship based on mutual respect and shared interests.  The two countries work together on a broad range of issues, including strengthening regional security, promoting education and climate resilience, and protecting fisheries and food and water security.  The United States has no consular or diplomatic facilities in the country.  Officers of the U.S. Embassy in Fiji are concurrently accredited to Kiribati and made regular visits to Kiribati prior to COVID-19 related border closures.  In November 2018, the United States and Kiribati commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa, one of the bloodiest of World War II’s Pacific Theater.  The two countries actively cooperate in the repatriation of remains of U.S. Marines fallen in that battle. Collapse U.S.-Kiribati Relations															Read more about U.S.-Kiribati Relations																												U.S. Assistance to Kiribati													The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds regional projects assisting communities in accessing financing, building institutional capacity, and adapting to climate change.  The Climate Ready project (2016-2022) supports climate finance and management capacity by working with government partners and stakeholders to draft and implement policies to achieve adaption goals; access larger amounts of financing from international adaption funds;The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funds regional projects assisting communities in accessing financing, building institutional capacity, and adapting to climate change.  The Climate Ready project (2016-2022) supports climate finance and management capacity by working with government partners and stakeholders to draft and implement policies to achieve adaption goals; access larger amounts of financing from international adaption funds; and improve the skills and systems within each country to better manage and monitor adaption projects.  With the Pacific Community (SPC), the Institutional Strengthening in Pacific Island Countries to Adapt to Climate Change project (ISACC, 2015-2022) is expanding government capacity to manage their climate finances more successfully and supporting the scale up of successful multi-sectoral projects to improve climate resilience.  In addition to USAID climate programs, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) funds several grants and interagency agreements that provide support for early warning systems and national adaptation planning in Kiribati as part of Pacific Island regional programs.  Collapse U.S. Assistance to Kiribati															Read more about U.S. Assistance to Kiribati																												Bilateral Economic Relations													U.S. trade with Kiribati is limited.  Kiribati is a party to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which provides access for U.S. fishing vessels to fish in waters under the jurisdiction of Pacific Island parties in exchange for a license fee paid by U.S. industry.  Under a separate Economic Assistance Agreement associated with the Treaty, the United States governmentU.S. trade with Kiribati is limited.  Kiribati is a party to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty, which provides access for U.S. fishing vessels to fish in waters under the jurisdiction of Pacific Island parties in exchange for a license fee paid by U.S. industry.  Under a separate Economic Assistance Agreement associated with the Treaty, the United States government currently provides $21 million per year to the Pacific Island parties. Pre-pandemic, the majority of U.S. tourists to Kiribati visited Kiritimati (Christmas Island) in the Line Islands.Collapse Bilateral Economic Relations															Read more about Bilateral Economic Relations															Integrated Country Strategies
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COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries
Since June, 2022 the United States has donated **53,820 **safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Kiribati. This includes 53,820 Pfizer doses. Of the 53,820 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

The United States is committed to leading an international and coordinated effort to accelerate access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to meet global needs. The United States is working with other governments and partners including COVAX, Caricom, and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to protect communities from COVID-19 and apply lessons from this pandemic to enhance health security now and in the future.

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More Vaccine Deliveries HighlightsSeptember 29, 2023
Digital Press Briefing with Daniel J. Kritenbrink, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Dr. Mira Rapp-Hooper, Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania
September 27, 2023
State Department Hosts Agreement Signing between the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Republic of Kiribati
September 25, 2023
Secretary Antony J. Blinken At a Signing Ceremony with Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Alice Albright and iKiribati President Taneti Maamau
July 11, 2023
Kiribati’s National Day
May 22, 2023
U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Dialogue in Papua New Guinea
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