SINGAPORE: The United States is committed to working with its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific to ensure security and prosperity in the region, said its Charge d'Affaires Casey Mace on Thursday (May 29).

The region is “a leading priority for US foreign policy”, said Mr Mace, who is the current head of the US embassy in Singapore in the absence of an ambassador .

Speaking to the media at the US embassy in Napier Road, he emphasised that “enduring American commitment and leadership in the region will make America and our allies and partners safer, more secure and more prosperous”.

Mr Mace noted that the US delegation heading to the upcoming Shangri-La Dialogue – Asia’s annual premier defence summit – is a high-level one.

Led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and chairman of th

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