Readout from EXIM Chairman Reed Meeting with Seven Heads of Mission of the ASEAN Diplomatic Corps

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2020
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Washington, D.C. - President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Kimberly A. Reed met today with Heads of Mission, including seven ambassadors and four country deputies, from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The meeting was hosted by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency's (USTDA) Acting Director Thomas R. Hardy at USTDA's headquarters to discuss ways to further the export of U.S. goods and services to the Indo-Pacific region.

Participating in the meeting were:

  • H.E. Ha Kim Ngoc - Ambassador - Vietnam
  • H.E. Aung Lynn - Ambassador - The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
  • H.E. Khamphan Anlavan - Ambassador - Lao PDR
  • H.E. Chum Sounry - Ambassador - Cambodia
  • H.E. Dato Serbini Ali - Ambassador - Brunei Darussalam
  • H.E. Dato' Azmil Zabidi - Ambassador - Malaysia
  • H.E. Thani Thongphakdi - Ambassador - Thailand

The ASEAN members underscored the need for $110 billion US for infrastructure development.

In November, Chairman Reed participated in the Indo-Pacific Business Forum and the East Asia Summit in Bangkok, where she met with government and private-sector lenders to emphasize how EXIM can help facilitate trade and investment in the Indo-Pacific region while creating American jobs at home. More than 1,000 businesses and government leaders convened at the event to highlight U.S. economic engagement in the region.

Chairman Reed with Heads of Mission of the ASEAN Diplomatic Corps
Chairman Reed meets with Heads of Mission of the ASEAN Diplomatic Corps

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