New US Ambassador in Cambodia
William Heidt speaks Khmer and is married to a Cambodian.
Chum Bunrong, the Cambodian Ambassador to the US and his delegates are holding an unofficial meeting with the US Ambassador to Cambodia, William Heidt and his delegates at the Cambodian Embassy in the United States on August 26, 2015. (Meng Kimseng/VOA Khmer)
PHNOM PENH—
Khus Thida, executive director of Silaka, a development organization, said she hopes the new ambassador will not disregard the importance of civil society in the US relationship with Cambodia. Human rights and peace must be priorities in the region, and among countries like the US, China and Russia, she said.
William Heidt will soon become a new US Ambassador in Cambodia, following the departure of William Todd.
In a video clip on the US Embassy’s website, Heidt says he hopes “to strengthen the relationship between the two countries,” but development workers in the country say they hope to see stronger democracy and human rights, as well.
Heidt worked in Cambodia from 1997 to 1999, as an economic officer at the US Embassy, working to increase trade between the two countries and improve food security and environmental protection. He speaks Khmer and is married to a Cambodian.
“As he’s worked in Cambodia before, he can work more efficiently,” she said. “I hope to see close cooperation with civil society, even better than in the past.”
Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said the new US ambassador would strengthen the “good relations and cooperation” between the two countries.
Now that the CNRP opts not to confront directly with the Yuon slave party CPP and Ah Roleuy Hun Sen, I think that is a good strategy, giving the CNRP time to find an effective way to win this next election.
ReplyDeleteHelping the CNRP wins this next election is the right thing to do. If the Yuon slave party CPP does not relinquish its power, we will fight from there. But this time we have experience and we will approach the problem differently.
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Silence vaut consentement.
ReplyDeleteThat means KI's administrators have sold their heads to Ah Kwack in exchange for silencing Khmer voices by requiring the commentators' IDs.
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Hopefully, the new Ambassador helps cure the major ills in Cambodia.
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