The president attended the past two ASEAN-U.S. and East Asia summits, but will be represented by Vice President Kamala Harris at next month’s meetings in Jakarta.
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is set ot visit four Asian countries, including Vietnam from June 5 to June 14, demonstrating the US commitment to the Indo-Pacific region.
US-Asean Special Summit, Washington D.C. (DFA photo) MANILA - The success of the recent US-Asean Special Summit sends a strong message of pushing for deeper economic engagement between the US and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states, especially on more jobs and investments for the Philippines. Hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on May 12 and 13, the Philippine Embassy in the US said the special summit saw the US commitment to strengthen and expand its engagement with member states of the Asean. "Consistent with the Embassy's message, this deeper economic engagement strengthens the signals to American companies and industries that now is the right time to invest in the Philippines," the Embassy said in an interview. The US-Asean engagement, it said, focuses on a wide range of areas from political and security cooperation, to fighting global pandemics such as Covid-19, and promoting people-to-people connections. The Embassy said US s