Under Secretary of State Jacob S. Helberg

Yesterday, we launched PAX SILICA, a partnership built for the AI age. This is the first time countries are organizing around compute, silicon, minerals and manufacturing as shared strategic assets. President Trump, Secretary Rubio and @davidsacks47 understood earlier than anyone that AI is the new backbone of economic power. This declaration operationalizes that insight. Building off of President Trump’s landmark AI Action Plan, this is American AI diplomacy at its best: building flexible coalitions, shaping markets, and putting AMERICA FIRST! 🇺🇸

This $8.5 billion partnership is a testament to the enduring bond between our two nations. These critical minerals are the backbone of tomorrow's innovation, and there's no better partner to do it with. Huge credit to Ambassador Rudd and the team for forging ahead on such a vital initiative! 🇺🇸 🇦🇺

Pax Silica is a positive-sum partnership of nations that want to remain competitive and prosperous.

Excellent visit to the @Ericsson factory in Dallas, Texas with CEO @Borje_Ekholm. Strengthening our domestic telecommunications infrastructure and securing our 5G supply chains is a top national interest. High-tech manufacturing like this is the backbone of our future economic security. 🇺🇸 🚀

@ashajadeja325 Thank you my friend! 🙏

We need more young people like Jacob Helberg in the government to think and dream big ! What he is achieving, one country at a time, is nothing short of a revolution and geopolitics. I am thrilled that India is part of this important initiative. #PaxSilica. 🇺🇸🇮🇳

Welcome to Texas, Minister @MariaStenergard. And welcome to PAX SILICA! 🇺🇸 🤝 🇸🇪

.@UnderSecE Helberg and @SweMFA Foreign Minister Stenergard signed the Pax Silica Declaration today, making Sweden the 11th signatory—and the first EU Member State to join since the initiative launched in December 2025. Sweden’s accession is a statement of strategic clarity, building resilient supply chains for the benefit of both our citizens.

🇺🇸 🤝 🇸🇪 Today, the Kingdom of Sweden becomes the first member of the European Union to sign the Pax Silica Declaration. What is unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz right now is a lesson. Iran is deliberately weaponizing a single point of failure in the global economy to hold the world hostage through a narrow corridor of water. This lesson is not only about oil. It is about dependency. It is about what happens when the physical infrastructure of global civilization — the chokepoints, the corridors, the cables, the ports — becomes the battlefield. Sweden is not merely a diplomatic partner. Sweden is a 5G power. Ericsson — born in Stockholm, built over 150 years of relentless engineering — is one of the only companies on Earth capable of building trusted, sovereign-grade 5G infrastructure at scale. We are building the logistics architecture, the mineral supply chains, the refining capacity, the manufacturing redundancy, and the investment vehicles so that no adversary — ever — can weaponize a chokepoint and threaten our economies. state.gov/on-the-occasio…

This is what allied Al sovereignty at scale looks like. A U.S. company, a trusted Korean partner, 250 megawatts of sovereign compute—owned by the nation that needs it, built on the alliance that makes it possible. The countries that will define the future of AI governance are the ones building the infrastructure now. America's job is to make sure our allies are building it with us. The AI Export Program is on a roll. 🇺🇸 🇰🇷

🇩🇪 Was wir für eine starke Zukunft brauchen In den vergangenen Tagen hatten wir in Washington, D.C. intensive Gespräche – unter anderem mit Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. Dabei wurde deutlich: Die Herausforderungen für unseren Industriestandort sind groß, aber die Chancen für neue Partnerschaften und Innovation ebenso.

🇩🇪 Was wir für eine starke Zukunft brauchen In den vergangenen Tagen hatten wir in Washington, D.C. intensive Gespräche – unter anderem mit Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs. Dabei wurde deutlich: Die Herausforderungen für unseren Industriestandort sind groß, aber die Chancen für neue Partnerschaften und Innovation ebenso. Was Deutschland und Baden-Württemberg jetzt brauchen: 1️⃣ Bezahlbare Energie: Der Ausstieg aus Kern- und Kohlekraft sowie eine ideologisch geprägte Energiepolitik treiben die Energiepreise in die Höhe, zerstören unsere industrielle Basis und vernichten Arbeitsplätze. Das stoppen wir: Wir werden Kernkraftwerke wieder ans Netz bringen und Energieversorgung wieder sicher, planbar und bezahlbar machen. 2️⃣ Starke transatlantische Partnerschaft: Deutsche Ingenieurskunst und amerikanische KI-Führerschaft können gemeinsam neue industrielle Dynamik schaffen. 3️⃣ Innovationsfreundliche Politik: Baden-Württemberg muss offen sein für neue Technologien, mutige Ideen und internationale Kooperation. 4️⃣ Eine handlungsfähige Regierung: Zehn Jahre Stillstand und wirtschaftlicher Rückschritt unter Grün-Schwarz sind genug. 👉 Baden-Württemberg verdient ein Comeback. 🚀

PARA EE.UU. MILEI TOMÓ LAS DECISIONES CORRECTAS PARA QUE LLEGUEN INVERSIONES El vicesecretario de Estado de Asuntos Económicos, Jacob Helberg, resaltó el potencial de Argentina por sus recursos naturales, su cercanía con Estados Unidos y sus afinidades culturales. Las declaraciones se realizaron durante la Argentina Week en Nueva York, en diálogo con el viceministro de Economía José Luis Daza. Testimonios de Jacob Helberg “Argentina, en el hemisferio occidental, tiene mucho potencial porque está más cerca de casa. Tiene muchas afinidades culturales con Estados Unidos y otras empresas, y también cuenta con una enorme cantidad de recursos. Así que, como deja claro la estrategia de seguridad nacional, nuestra administración está decidida a hacer del hemisferio occidental y de Argentina sus socios”. “En la administración Trump somos grandes creyentes en la idea de que nuestra mejor herramienta y arma económica es el sector privado, y para usarla los gobiernos pueden intentar desarrollar la diplomacia económica implementando programas internos, financiando cosas directamente en los balances del gobierno, o podemos crear incentivos que básicamente incentiven al sector privado a llevar a cabo proyectos de empresas privadas”. “Creo que el gobierno de Milei ha abordado su mandato de la manera correcta, que es crear un entorno macroeconómico que haga que la inversión privada valga la pena en Argentina”. “Lo mejor que puede hacer el gobierno argentino es crear incentivos para que la gente invierta en Argentina que sean mucho más impactantes que hacer un tercer o cuarto programa gubernamental”. “Y ahora que el mercado ha tenido la oportunidad de ver realmente los frutos de las políticas económicas de Milei, creo que es justo decir que el mercado confía muchísimo en las políticas del presidente, que han logrado reducir la inflación y están abriendo un capítulo totalmente nuevo en la historia económica de Argentina”. (+) en Clarín: clar.in/4unjvoz Foto: José Luis Daza y Jacob Helberg en la Argentina Week en New York.

« Le pays qui contrôle les fondements industriels de l’intelligence artificielle dirigera ce siècle. Celui qui ne les contrôle pas dépendra de ceux qui les contrôlent. » - Le @UnderSecE Jacob Helberg

Great meeting with @Frohnmaier_AfD this week. A patriot who loves Germany! As President Trump has made clear, Europe’s economic future depends on getting the big bets right—energy, technology, and the rules that govern them. AMERICA WANTS A STRONG EUROPE!