External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar is on an official three-day visit to the United States, which began yesterday. He will participate in the Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting convened by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Ministry of External Affairs, in a statement, said that the Ministerial meeting is focusing on supply chain resilience, clean energy transitions, and strategic cooperation in critical minerals. It added that Dr Jaishankar will also hold meetings with senior members of the US administration during the visit.