The United States has taken a major step towards establishing a Permanent Mission to ASEAN by sending its first officer, Josh Cartin as Resident Representative of the US Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs, the US Embassy’s Information Resource Centre has said.
Last July, Secretary Clinton announced the US plans to open a Permanent Mission to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in her meeting with foreign ministers.
At the landmark, first ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting in November, President Obama announced his expectation that a resident US Ambassador would be in place by the middle of this year.
The establishment of a Permanent US Mission to ASEAN underscores the importance the country places on its engagement with Southeast Asian nations and its recognition of ASEAN as a crucial economic and security institution in the Asia-Pacific region./.
Last July, Secretary Clinton announced the US plans to open a Permanent Mission to the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in her meeting with foreign ministers.
At the landmark, first ASEAN-US Leaders’ Meeting in November, President Obama announced his expectation that a resident US Ambassador would be in place by the middle of this year.
The establishment of a Permanent US Mission to ASEAN underscores the importance the country places on its engagement with Southeast Asian nations and its recognition of ASEAN as a crucial economic and security institution in the Asia-Pacific region./.
