Sunday, October 31, 2010

Secretary Clinton's October 30-November 1 Visit to Cambodia



Source: US Dept. of State
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
October 30, 2010

Secretary Clinton’s two-day trip to Cambodia October 30-November 1 highlights the United States commitment to enhanced, sustained, and comprehensive engagement in Southeast Asia, as well as our desire to assist the Cambodian people in their efforts to recover fully from decades of conflict, to achieve political and legal reforms, and to strengthen economic development. This trip is the first Secretary of State visit to Cambodia since then-Secretary Powell visited in 2003.

The United States has a strong interest in a Cambodia that contributes to regional stability, upholds democratic values, and integrates fully into the international economy. Our wide-ranging assistance programs touch on all aspects of Cambodian life and affirm these strategic interests. Secretary Clinton will encourage Cambodia to continue its recovery from conflict and its progress on democratic development. She will stress the importance of a credible opposition and respect for human rights in a stable, well-functioning democracy and highlight our interest in seeing Cambodia continue to play a constructive role in regional stability. She will also express appreciation for the country’s rich cultural heritage and underscore the critical role Cambodia’s young citizens play in the country’s future prosperity and development.

Sustained and Deep Engagement with Cambodia: Our engagement with Cambodia achieves a variety of political, security and humanitarian objectives. The United States provided Cambodia more than U.S. $70 million in foreign assistance this year, which goes to addressing issues such as human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, corruption, maternal and child health, and humanitarian mine action. Our maturing security cooperation with Cambodia represents a joint commitment to ensuring international peace and security, and continuing the transformation of the Cambodian Armed Forces into a transparent, accountable, and professional military. The U.S. partnership with the Lower Mekong Initiative is another example of how we are engaging with Cambodia to promote a multilateral response to the transnational challenges we all share, such as climate change and infectious disease.

A Democratic, Secure, and Prosperous Future for Cambodia: Our commitment to a democratic, secure, and prosperous Cambodia is reflected in the nearly $7 million we have contributed to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Khmer Rouge Tribunal), which seeks to bring to justice the Khmer Rouge senior leaders and those most responsible for the atrocities of the late 1970s, while also serving as a model for Cambodian rule of law, judicial independence, and national reconciliation. While in Cambodia, Secretary Clinton will visit Tuol Sleng, the former Khmer Rouge torture and interrogation center, will emphasize the need to fight corruption and improve transparency in all parts of the government, and will meet with opposition leaders to highlight the importance of a vibrant political arena where all voices are heard.

The Role of Cambodia’s Youth: The Secretary’s participation in a town hall event will provide an important opportunity to have a free-flowing discussion with Cambodia youth about challenges and opportunities facing the country, and how the United States can help. In turn, her outreach to Cambodia’s youth will promote an even better understanding of the United States and our shared values.

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Anonymous said...

31 October 2010: it's King-Father's birthday ... and it's also Halloween!

Anonymous said...

គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ដែល​បាន​អះអាង​ថា ខ្លួន​បាន​ផ្ដួល​រំលំ​របប​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម នៅ​តែ​បន្ត​ឃោសនា​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​អបអរ​ថ្ងៃ​៧ មករា​នេះ យ៉ាង​គគ្រឹកគគ្រេង ប៉ុន្តែ​គ្មាន​ពិធី​អបអរ​ចំពោះ​កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង​សន្តិភាព​ក្រុង​ប៉ារីស ថ្ងៃ​២៣ តុលា ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​បង្កើត​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និង​ការ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ប្រទេស​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​លើ​ឆាក​អន្តរជាតិ​ឡើយ។

Hope you understand khmer Angkor'voice.

Dear madame

Anonymous said...

We don't need any more Communists in our land,they are cruels,they killed us since 1970,but Sihanouk said:"No ,I don't know any thnigs"
Only International Justice that can show the world the truth,such as Nuremberg trial.

Anonymous said...

http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2010/10/31-october-2010-its-king-fathers.html

Anonymous said...

I don't need 23,1993.I just need only 1/7/1979 because that day saved my family life.

Anonymous said...

2:19 PM ARE YOU SERIOUS!

Anonymous said...

I been in Pol Pot regime 3yrs 8 months and 20 days.

Anonymous said...

Yes. Mrs. Clinton. we are welcome your effort for our people. Cambodian are also American. we love you...

cpp.......................PP

Anonymous said...

LONG LIVE VEIT NAM.. You all should wishes that you never born and if you born next born as vietnamese so you be smarter...

Hun sen and CPP doing a good job for US... the master.. and Phay siphan providing a good lip services and SOK Siphana and Sarin Donora are working hard to manipulate all the foerigners there for us.. the rest of our vietnamese brother and sisters are all in every officials position in the cambodian government.

Long live Viet Nam

soon we will take thailand too

You all khmer wishes you never born.. next time make sure you born as a vietnamses maybe you a little smarter

you all useless khmer peoples have no more chance.. we vietnam controle your idiot king... HUN SEN and all the family and CPP.. we have our citizen in every level of your government.. basically we run you whole country for you.. becuase you khmer are useless and stupid and idiot.. if you dont believe ask you parent..

look you country now.. it is the fact you wishes you never born.. next time you better born as vietnamese.. Long live viet nam.. soon we will control even thailand the land of gay and lesbian they dont care they only make love .. so it will be more easy..

we want to thank hun sen and cpp ... personal that to phay siphan for his lip services and sok siphana the brother inlaw to the rapist young girls minister of information and Sarin Denora for their manipulation to all the idiot foreigners in cambodian .. we will reward you and we will keep you in power

you all khmer deserved to dies like dogs

Anonymous said...

Yuon dog 9:59PM - we know you're the unemployed dog barking in every article.

Find a job soon, or I'll have to come neuter you.

Anonymous said...

Dear Secretary Hillary,
If you will push for the creation of an international commission to investigate alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes by the Burmese Junta.
I believe you will not play a double standard in regard to Hun Sen and cronies regime with their worst crimes of mass killing like
K5 Thai Border killing 1980-89, Grenade attack in 1997 killing and go on.

People Voices in America.

Anonymous said...

To: Ah đồ má con chó LONG LIVE VEIT NAM…

bạn ăn đồ ngu má con chó.

Go back to Vietnam to live your miserable life, Ah đồ má con chó.

Signed: Ho Chi Minh’s ghost

Anonymous said...

cambodians search new lives,new freedom,not under dictatorship of ah Hun Sen.We,Khmer people,welcome Mrs. Hillary Clinton to Cambodia.Please help Khmer people to get freedom,justice,peace.We are so terrible under ah Hun Sen leadership.

.Srey Khmer. said...

Do you all want to brign HS and his gangsters to jail?

joint me: Moha Suriya Email:

khamarak007@gmail.com

Email me: any comment, idea, strategy and we will continue to address this at our meeting.

sincerely............Srey Khmer.