From 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ivars Lasis, was on a working visit to the United States (US) with the aim of strengthening dialogue and cooperation between the two countries on a range of strategically important bilateral and multilateral issues. During the visit, Ivars Lasis met with several officials from the US Department of State, including the Political Director, Allison Hooker; Deputy Directors of the Bureau of European Affairs,…
From 30 March to 1 April 2026, the Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ivars Lasis, was on a working visit to the United States (US) with the aim of strengthening dialogue and cooperation between the two countries on a range of strategically important bilateral and multilateral issues. During the visit, Ivars Lasis met with several officials from the US Department of State, including the Political Director, Allison Hooker; Deputy Directors of the Bureau of European Affairs, Chris Smith and Sonata Coulter; as well as the Director of the American-Central European Business Association (ACEBA), Eric Stewart; and Senior Fellow at the Centre on Europe and Eurasia in the Hudson Institute, Daniel Kochis. In discussions with the…