Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama attends the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meeting at the ASEAN Summit at Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 20, 2012. Taking part in the meeting, clockwise from the President, are; Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah; Prime Minister Mohammed Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia; Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand; Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore; Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung of Vietnam; and Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia.(P112012PS-0130)
ASEAN Cambodia 2012
Event TypeIntergovernmental Summit
November 19, 2012
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an intergovernmental forum composed of independent member states from the Southeast Asia region. The objective of the forum is to promote economic growth, social progress, cultural development, and regional peace through security cooperation among its members. Although not a member of ASEAN, the United States participates as a “dialogue partner.”
President Obama attended the 2012 ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 19, 2012. The President met with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, and attended a US-ASEAN Leaders’ meeting, a Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting, and the East Asia Summit meeting.
President Obama attended the 2012 ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 19, 2012. The President met with Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia, and attended a US-ASEAN Leaders’ meeting, a Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting, and the East Asia Summit meeting.
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