SECRETARY CLINTON IN THAILAND July 21-23, 2009
"I bring greetings from President Obama and a message as well from the American people: We are committed to a broader, stronger, and deeper relationship with Thailand. We are, as the minister said, historic treaty allies. We are fellow democracies, we are strategic partners, and above all, we are friends."
-- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Remarks with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Korbsak Sabhavasu
(July 21, 2009)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is focusing on improving relations between the United States and Southeast Asia during her visit to Thailand as she leads the U.S. delegation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference and the ASEAN Regional Forum.
The 16th annual ASEAN Regional Forum, being held in Phuket, Thailand, includes the foreign ministers of 10 ASEAN member countries, as well as representatives of 17 dialogue partners from other Asian countries, the United States, the European Union and Russia. Clinton traveled to Bangkok for bilateral meetings with her Thai counterparts prior to attending the ASEAN gathering, where she met with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to underscore the importance of Thailand-U.S. alliance and bilateral relationship and to share perspectives on common interests in the region. She visited Bangkok from July 21-22 and Phuket from July 22-23.
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