Singapore’s Defence Minister visits US
Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen is on a visit to the US from November 2-4.
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen (Photo: straitstimes.com)He is scheduled to speak at this year's Aspen Security Forum in Washington, and meet his counterpart, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin.
While in Washington, Dr Ng will also meet other current and former top US defence officials. They include the immediate past secretary of defence Mark Esper, and his predecessor James Mattis, who is now a senior counsellor at business advisory firm The Cohen Group.
Dr Ng will also meet former under secretary of defence for policy Michele Flournoy, who is chair of the Centre for a New American Security think-tank, as well as with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
The Aspen Security Forum is an annual security and foreign policy conference now in its 11th year often attended by global leaders and top US defence officials.
They will discuss a wide range of topics including cyber security, global vaccination, climate change, corruption, democracy, and how they relate to national security./.
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