If there’s anyone who made President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to the United States possible, look no further than the Biden administration. | MBOpinions READ:
If there’s anyone who made President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent visit to the United States possible, look no further than the Biden administration.
Then, Biden sent Vice President Kamala Harris and First Gentleman Doug Emhoff to lead the high-level American delegation to Marcos’ June 30, 2022 inauguration.In September, Biden met the new Philippine leader at the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. The Biden administration’s overtures have gladdened pro-American leaders in Manila, who were worried about increased Chinese influence in government under Marcos’ predecessor Rodrigo Duterte, and who have not been shy of their desire for the Philippines to depend on US military protection.
Biden also committed to send America’s first-ever Presidential Trade and Investment Mission to the Philippines, with focus on the innovation economy, clean energy, minerals, and food security. This is for US businesses wishing to tap Philippine natural and human resources.To promote people-to-people contacts, the State Department said the US will welcome 2,000 exchange participants between the Philippines and America over the next 10 years through the Fulbright, Humphrey and other programs.
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