US reopens embassy in Solomons to counter China

By Associated Press

Feb 03, 2023 2:30 am

WELLINGTON: The United States reopened its embassy in the Solomon Islands on Thursday in its latest move to counter China's push into the Pacific.

The embassy in the capital Honiara is starting small, with a chargé d'affaires, a couple of US State Department staff and a handful of local employees. Washington previously operated an embassy in the Solomon Islands for five years before closing it in 1993 as part of a global reduction in diplomatic posts after the end of the Cold War.

STARS AND STRIPES IN SOLOMONS (From left) Taylor Ruggles, United States State Department director for East Asia and the Pacific; Colin Beck, permanent secretary of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade; and Russell Comeau, chargé d’affaires ad interim of the US Embassy in the Solomons, attend a flag raising ceremony to mark the embassy’s opening in the capital Honiara on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. US EMBASSY IN HONIARA PHOTO VIA AP

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