The new US ambassador to the Philippines, MaryKay Carlson, vowed on Friday that the United States would continue its partnership with the Philippines as she presented her credentials to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Palace.
with the Philippines as she presented her credentials to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the Palace.US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson presents her credentials to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday at Malacanang Palace, marking the official start of the American envoy’s term.“We are fellow democracies, bound by a rich shared history.
“I arrived in Manila inspired by the bond between our great nations and devoted to making it even stronger. I feel especially fortunate to arrive in the early days of your administration,” Carlson said in her remarks during her visit to Marcos. The envoy said that she looks forward to working with the Marcos administration “to upgrade and modernize our alliance to face new challenges, expand bilateral trade and investment, and promote democratic freedoms and good governance.”
Before arriving in Manila, Carlson was deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She also previously served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’Affaires in New Delhi, India, and as principal deputy executive secretary on the staff of the Secretary of State in Washington, D.C.
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