US eyes continued partnership with Jordan — ambassador

US eyes continued partnership with Jordan — ambassador

(MENAFN- Jordan Times)

AMMAN — US Ambassador in Amman Henry T. Wooster on Thursday said that his country is looking forward to continuing partnership with Jordan on important work, renewing commitment to supporting the Kingdom over the next years.

In a video message on the occasion of the New Year, the diplomat said: '2021 was hard, despite that the United States and Jordan continued to partner on important work.'

He added: 'People around the world joined Jordanians in celebrating the centennial year of the Hashemite Kingdom. The United States looks forward to joining you for the next 100 years.” 

“When he was newly elected, President Biden looked to Jordan for the wise counsel that it has always given Washington, which is why in July His Majesty King Abdullah was the first Arab leader invited to the Biden White House,” the envoy said. 

Secretary of State Antony Blinken prioritised coming to Amman for his first overseas trip to the Middle East to advance Jordanian-US partnership for economic growth, the ambassador said. 

'Together, our countries continue taking measures that reinforce stability and well-being for the people of this region,” Wooster stressed.

“Also together we worked on problems specific to Jordan,” he said, highlighting cooperation in the