Fact Sheet · June 26, 2026
Washington, D.C.
Outcomes of the Second Pax Silica Summit
The Second Pax Silica Summit added ten Declaration signatories, a Joint Statement on AI Opportunity, a PaxPass pilot with Panama, and the launch of Foundry School.
Launched by Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg in December 2025, Pax Silica is the Department of State's flagship effort on artificial intelligence and supply chain security.
Signing of Joint Statement on AI Opportunity
The United States and close to three dozen Pax Silica economies signed a Joint Statement on AI Opportunity, further aligning them on a pro-growth, pro-innovation regulatory approach to AI.
New Pax Silica signatories
Ten additional partners signed the Pax Silica Declaration: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, the European Union, Germany, Greece, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and Panama.
Pilot Pax Silica AI Assistance Project in Panama
The Department plans a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity for an AI supply chain credentialing and provenance platform that expedites the shipping of semiconductors, AI infrastructure, critical minerals, and related products, beginning as a pilot with Panama's ports and customs authorities and expanding to other Pax Silica economies if successful.
United States and Stanford University launch Foundry School
A seminar series at Stanford gathering founders and CEOs in advanced manufacturing, paired with a first-of-its-kind advanced manufacturing curriculum that educational institutions across Pax Silica economies can adopt.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Office of the Spokesman and Under Secretary for Economic Affairs releases.