Ambassador Attends HADR conference [Image 2 of 18]

PORT Vila, Vanuatu (July 19, 2024) – Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock, center, U.S. Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu, local Vanuatu government representatives, servicemembers from Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. servicemembers have a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) round table discussion during a HADR workshop hosted by Pacific Partnership 24-2, July 19, 2024. Pacific Partnership is the U. S. Navy’s largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission with partner-nations, non-governmental organizations and other government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions across the Indo-Pacific. The annual mission is designed to strengthen relationships and improve U.S. and partner-capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief preparedness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)