Puna made the announcement at an event in New York hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
"It's something that we're very much looking forward to as a region, engaging with the US at the highest levels," Puna said.
"Currently our senior officials are in negotiations with Washington over the outcomes that we would like to see when we meet with President Biden next week," he said.
"I'm very hopeful that those outcomes will translate into concrete actions moving forward, because right now, there's a lot of issues and challenges confronting our Pacific region," Puna added.
"Apart from climate change, there's our economic recovery from COVID-19."Â
He said the Pacific island region had gone from a period of strategic neglect just a decade ago to become a subject of strategic interest, competition and "manipulation" today, a reference to the geopolitical rivalry for influence in the region between the United States and China.
"We must realise that the strategic interest and attention we enjoy today will not last forever, and we must capitalise on it in a manner that will ensure sustainable gains for our region and for our people, for decades to come," Puna said.
He said the stance of the Pacific island countries had been clear: "we will engage with any partner who is willing to work with us, rather than around us".
Biden hosted a first summit with Pacific island leaders a year ago, at which his administration pledged to help stave off China's "economic coercion," and he promised to work harder with allies and partners to address islanders' needs.
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