The Secretary will travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from August 2-6 to participate in the ASEAN-related ministerial meetings. He will also hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn. The Secretary, the Prime Minister, and the Deputy Prime Minister will discuss important areas of mutual concern, such as DPRK sanctions enforcement, law enforcement and child protection, the crisis in Burma, global health security, climate change, condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Cambodia’s support for establishing the U.S.-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The Secretary will emphasize improvement in our bilateral relationship is contingent upon Cambodian leadership taking meaningful steps to address concerns about the PRC’s military presence at Ream Naval Base, democratic backsliding, and respect for human rights and labor rights.
U.S.-Cambodia Relations
U.S. Assistance to Cambodia
People-to-People Ties Play an Important Role in U.S.-Cambodia Relations
U.S.-Cambodia Economic and Health Cooperation