U.S. Advance Economic Initiatives in Inaugural Pacific Investment Summit

Apia, SAMOA – 2 March 2026 – The US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau is visiting Samoa today following the Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit which is designed to advance viable investment across the Pacific Islands.

During the Summit, Deputy Secretary Landau met with Pacific Islands leaders and US business executives to encourage American investment in the Pacific Islands, as well as regional partners and allies to coordinate investment efforts.

Designed to advance viable investment across the Pacific Islands region, the groundbreaking three-day conference brought nearly 300 participants to Honolulu, Hawaiʻi for practical discussions on translating shared economic objectives into concrete outcomes for long-term regional stability and economic progress.

Distinguished leaders from more than a dozen Pacific countries and territories attended, including American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

The leaders joined government officials from the United States and key regional allies in dialogues with representatives from more than 80 American companies to identify commercially feasible projects that align with US and Pacific national priorities, advance investment opportunities, and strengthen cooperation.

With nearly half of the private sector participants serving in C-suite or executive leadership roles, the attendees represented a concentration of senior decisionmakers across nine critical sectors including energy, infrastructure, and the digital economy.

“I’m here in Hawaiʻi for one purpose: to marry American dynamism with Pacific potential. This summit exemplifies a new era of foreign policy, ushered in by President Trump, where we prioritize prosperity through partnership, investment over aid, and prosperity over dependence,” said US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

The Summit also explored the new horizons of US government investment in the region, including through the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the US Trade and Development Agency, the US International Development Finance Corporation, and other relevant agencies.

Pacific leaders emphasized the importance of actionable outcomes from the Summit.

“Today’s Summit must therefore move beyond dialogue,” said Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele, who also serves as the Pacific Islands Forum Chair.

“It must produce practical commitments, measurable reforms, and enduring collaboration.”