Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator of USAID to visit Pakistan, India, G20

By: WE Staff | Tuesday, 6 June 2023

Isobel Coleman, the Deputy Administrator of USAID, is set to visit Pakistan from June 6 to June 9, 2023, to mark the efforts made by the U.S. in support of Pakistan's flood relief and recovery efforts and also to highlight the United States’ commitment to its more than 75- year partnership with Pakistan. The Deputy Administrator will travel to Sindh's flood-affected areas where she will meet the local communities who have suffered majorly due to the disastrous flood situations. Isobel is also the head of the U.S. delegation at the U.S.-Pakistan Health Dialogue, she will meet with Pakistani officials in Islamabad to discuss the strategies applied for flood relief, infectious diseases caused by it, global health security, malnutrition and also the relationship between climate change and health.

The next visit that Isobel Coleman will execute is to India from June 9 to June 14, 2023. She will meet with a variety of partners and stakeholders regarding USAID's joint initiatives with the Government of India to advance climatic action, remove the gap of the gender digital divide, increase women's economic empowerment, and also enhance health outcomes.

The U.S. delegation will be led by Deputy Isobel to the Group of 20 (G20) Development Ministers Meeting in Varanasi, India where she will strengthen the commitment of the U.S. government to partnerships and group efforts that helps to advance localization, climate action, women-led development, and also the use of data in the development process.