Tok Mat hints at seasoned diplomat for Malaysia’s ambassador to US post

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Malaysia will likely send a "ready-made" career diplomat as its next ambassador to the United States, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan at the Concorde Club meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (Feb 24).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/36ekv3rt   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00With regards to the Malaysian Ambassador to Washington or to the United States,

00:07the Ministry has studied the appropriateness for us to send a representative of our country to the United States,

00:20someone who has already been a ready-made ambassador.

00:24A ready-made ambassador means someone who has experience in the field of international relations,

00:30in negotiating with international organizations,

00:36especially in the current state of America under the new administration of President Donald Trump.

00:44We need an expert in the field of bilateral relations,

00:53especially not only with ASEAN, but also with Malaysia and the United States,

00:59because the importance of trade between Malaysia and the United States is great.

01:03So we cannot just send a random person to be our representative in the United States.

01:11We need someone who is already an expert in the field of international relations,

01:18negotiating and so on,

01:20because we need his service as a ready-made ambassador for us to continue working,

01:27especially in our efforts for ASEAN to hold a special summit, ASEAN-US, this year.

01:39If we can do this, we will be able to ensure that we continue and also improve the bilateral relations between America and Malaysia.

01:50This is important because the importance of this bilateral relationship is of great importance to our country.

01:58We have confirmed and when we go through the process of approval,

02:06we will send an agreement from the United States,

02:12which is our request to send our representative and they agree.

02:17When the agreement is approved by the US side,

02:21then we will ask Mr. Agung to give a letter to our representative to the US.

02:30When this process is completed,

02:35the representative will be able to be sent directly and continue to work there,

02:41without being forced to adjust himself,

02:45we will send someone who is already an expert in the field of international relations.

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