WASHINGTON - After almost 11 years as Singapore’s ambassador to the United States, Mr Ashok Kumar Mirpuri returns home this week from his front-row seat to America’s intensifying competition with China. The 63-year-old veteran diplomat’s tenure began in July 2012 and spanned the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations.
So it’s not been dramatic differences. The way we really approach the relationship is: Let’s keep building on a solid foundation, look for areas of cooperation, keep them moving forward, and make sure that the leaders meet regularly. And that’s really the way we’ve done it, irrespective of whether it’s a Democratic or Republican administration. I expect that this will continue into the future. No drama — that’s the relationship we would like to have with the US.
Today, the changing strategic environment has meant that US-China competition has become front and centre of US foreign policy. That means Singapore and South-east Asia areMr Ashok Kumar Mirpuri with then US President Barack Obama at the White House on July 30, 2012. PHOTO: WHITE HOUSE
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