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The Vice President expressed regret she was no longer able to travel to Singapore given the historic wildfires in Los Angeles. The Vice President thanked both leaders for their partnership throughout the Biden-Harris Administration in strengthening the U.S.-Singapore relationship. The leaders reviewed the Vice President’s consistent engagement on the Indo-Pacific and her work to expand the U.S.-Singapore relationship, beginning during her August 2021 visit. They discussed the implementation of various initiatives the Vice President launched on that visit to address climate and clean energy, cyber cooperation, supply chains, emerging technology, and bilateral military cooperation. Building on her bilateral meetings with Singaporean leaders and multilateral summits with Indo-Pacific leaders, the Vice President underscored the continued importance of defending international rules and norms around the world, including freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea. The leaders discussed the continued importance of ASEAN centrality and the strengthening of the U.S.-ASEAN relationship in the Biden-Harris Administration, including through the Vice President’s participation in the 2023 U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Jakarta and the 2022 U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, D.C. The Vice President reaffirmed her view that the United States has enduring interests and commitments in the Indo-Pacific and she expressed optimism in the future based on the dynamism in Southeast Asia. The Vice President underscored the importance of U.S.-Singapore cooperation for promoting security and prosperity in the region and around the world. With Senior Minister Lee, the Vice President thanked him for the hospitality he showed her in Singapore in 2021, and expressed her appreciation for their warm and substantive engagements over the past four years. # # # Stay ConnectedSign UpEmail Address* RequiredZIP CodePlease leave blank.We'll be in touch with the latest information on how President Biden and his administration are working for the American people, as well as ways you can get involved and help our country build back better.ShareShare this page on FacebookShare this page on Xhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/14/readout-of-vice-president-harriss-calls-with-prime-minister-wong-and-senior-minister-lee-of-singapore/?utm_source=link HomeThe AdministrationExecutive OfficesPrioritiesThe RecordBriefing RoomThe White HouseVisitGet InvolvedEspañol Contact UsPrivacy PolicyCopyright PolicyAccessibility Statement InstagramOpens in a new windowFacebookOpens in a new windowXOpens in a new windowYouTubeOpens in a new windowLinkedInOpens in a new windowThreadsOpens in a new windowRedditOpens in a new windowSnapchatOpens in a new window The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 WH.gov Scroll to Top Scroll to Top Top
