On the recordJuly 22, 2026
Our partnership with each of your countries and the region at large, it’s in the national interest of the United States, and we will never abandon it.
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state.govOur partnership with each of your countries and the region at large, it’s in the national interest of the United States, and we will never abandon it.
Remarks at the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference
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