Monday, 28 May 2012
By Kristin Lynch
Phnom Penh Post
Another senior United States official has said that President Barack
Obama will visit Cambodia in November for the East Asia Summit and the
US-ASEAN summit.
Sean McIntosh, spokesman for the US Embassy in
Phnom Penh, told the Post yesterday that US Assistant Secretary of State
Kurt Campbell “communicated his expectations that President Obama would
be here in November” during a closed-door meeting with Foreign Minister
Hor Namhong on Friday.
However, the embassy has not yet received official word from the White House, McIntosh added.
David Carden, US ambassador to ASEAN, made a similar announcement about Obama’s impending visit in October.
In
addition to the regional summits, foreign affairs spokesman Koy Kuong
said yesterday that Obama’s visit would also focus on “strengthening
cooperation between the US and Cambodia”.
McIntosh, along with
Koy Kuong, also confirmed yesterday that Hor Namhong would visit
Washington on June 12 at the invitation of Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton.
To contact the reporter on this story: Kristin Lynch at kristin.lynch@phnompenhpost.com
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