Jakarta, June 11 -- JAKARTA, 11 June 2026 -

The Ambassador of the United States of America to ASEAN, H.E. Yeouk Kim, today presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Kim on the commencement of his tenure and reaffirmed the importance of the ASEAN-United States (U.S.) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in advancing peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. He highlighted the U.S.'s longstanding engagement with ASEAN and appreciated its unwavering support for ASEAN Centrality and ASEAN Community-building efforts, regional economic integration, digital transformation, and developmen...