EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH OF H.E MR. DAVID D. REIMER, AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MAURITIUS ON THE UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC HENNESSY PARK HOTEL, EBENE- 18 JULY 2019
THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS REGISTERED UNDER THE REGISTRATION OF ASSOCIATIONS ACT OF MAURITIUS AMBASSADORS’ LECTURE SERIES EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH OF H.E MR. DAVID D. REIMER, AMBASSADOR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MAURITIUS ON THE UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC HENNESSY PARK HOTEL, EBENE- 18 JULY 2019 Quote Today I would like to offer some thoughts on America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, with a particular focus on how it applies in the broader western Indian Ocean region and especially here in Mauritius. It is not an exaggeration to say that the United States and Mauritius are old friends. Our diplomatic relations go back 225 years, so our current policies are informed by our rich, lengthy, and friendly historical relationship. My intention here today is to put this bilateral relationship in a broader context. For the United States government, that broader context is both our ...
