Malaysia’s new US envoy will be a ready-made ambassador, says foreign minister

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The new Malaysian ambassador to the US will be a career diplomat or a “ready-made” ambassador, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today. — Video by Leslie Lau

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00:00The Malaysian Ambassador to Washington or to the U.S. has researched the appropriateness

00:13to send a representative of our country to the United States, a ready-made ambassador.

00:23A ready-made ambassador is someone who has experience in the field of international relations,

00:29in conducting international summits, especially in the current situation in the U.S.

00:39in the new administration under President Donald Trump.

00:43We need someone who is an expert in the field.

00:47We need someone who is an expert in the field of international relations,

00:52especially not only in ASEAN, but also in Malaysia and the U.S.

00:58because the importance of trade between Malaysia and the U.S. is great.

01:02So we cannot just send random people to be our representative in the United States.

01:10We need someone who is an expert in the field of international relations,

01:17in conducting international summits, and so on,

01:19because we need his expertise as a ready-made ambassador for us to continue working,

01:26especially in our efforts for ASEAN to hold a special summit, ASEAN-U.S., this year.

01:38If we can do this, we will be able to ensure that we continue and also improve the relationship

01:46between the two countries, America and Malaysia.

01:49This is important because the importance of these two countries is very important to our country.

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