Uganda and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations following a series of high-level engagements between Uganda’s new Foreign Affairs Minister, Amb. Adonia Ayebare, and senior US officials in Washington, D.C.

Ayebare held talks with US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia and Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Andrew Veprek.

The discussions focused on expanding cooperation in trade and investment, global health, economic growth, security and coordination in multilateral institutions.

Landau said he met Ayebare to discuss ways of advancing bilateral cooperation on shared priorities, including global health, economic growth and regional security.

“Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met today in Washington, D.C., with Ugandan Foreign Minister Adonia Ayebare. They discussed ways to advance bilateral cooperation on key issues, including shared global health priorities, economic growth, and regional security,” the US Department of State said.

Garcia separately highlighted the growing economic and security partnership between the two countries, pointing to Boeing’s aircraft deal with Uganda Airlines and the expanding reach of Starlink as examples of areas of cooperation.

He said the US was also exploring how American-built infrastructure could contribute to economic growth in Uganda and the wider region.

“The U.S. looks forward to advancing shared priorities with this important East African partner,” Garcia said.

For Uganda, Ayebare said the engagements were aimed at deepening political and economic relations with Washington while addressing issues affecting the movement of people between the two countries.

He said the officials discussed travel advisories and the need to strike a balance between public health considerations and facilitating movement between Uganda and the United States.

“We also discussed the issue of travel advisories and the need for striking a balance between public health risk and facilitation of the movement of people to and from our countries,” Ayebare said.

The Foreign Affairs Minister also said Uganda and the US discussed coordination of their actions in multilateral institutions, alongside trade, investment, health and security cooperation.

Ayebare thanked US State Department officials for organising the meetings and for the warm reception, saying he looked forward to further strengthening Uganda-US relations.

The Washington engagements come as Uganda seeks to expand international partnerships around investment, trade, technology, health and security, while positioning its diplomatic agenda around broader economic transformation and regional cooperation.