Under Secretary Helberg Will Kick Off Pax Silica Summit with Landmark Declaration Signing

On December 12, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg and representatives from Japan, Israel, Australia, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea, will inaugurate Pax Silica by signing the Pax Silica Declaration, advancing U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s call for a new era of economic statecraft that produces peace and security for America and its allies through the power of private investment, free enterprise, and economics. Additional signatories are expected to follow.

Pax Silica is a new kind of international grouping and partnership – one that aims to unite the countries that host the world’s most advanced technology companies to unleash the economic potential of the new AI age. This is the first time countries are organizing around compute, silicon, minerals, and energy as shared strategic assets. This is American AI diplomacy at its best: building coalitions, shaping markets, and advancing out national interests. President Trump and Secretary Rubio understood earlier than anyone that AI is the new backbone of economic power. This declaration operationalizes that insight.

Later in the day, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Israel, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and the European Union will gather for the Pax Silica Summit in Washington, D.C., hailing a new geopolitical consensus: economic security is national security, and national security is economic security.  They will discuss jointly pursuing multilayered partnerships that strengthen supply chain security, address coercive dependencies and single points of failure, and advance the adoption of trusted technology ecosystems. Summit participant countries will explore opportunities to partner on flagship projects across global technology stacks, including connectivity and data infrastructure, compute and semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, logistics, mineral refining and processing, and energy.

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