Singapore Ambassador on Challenges Amidst COVID-19
Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri discussed on Singapore’s pandemic response and how the United States and Singapore can tackle the challenges of COVID-19 in the current geopolitical context.
Sep
22
Reuters
About This Event
As a young nation with limited natural resources, Singapore has been highly successful at developing a vibrant open-market economy based on free trade, innovation, and investment in human capital. Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore has emerged as a champion for international collaboration in areas such as public health, the economy, and maintaining supply chain connectivity. Join the Council in welcoming Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri for a discussion on Singapore’s pandemic response and how the United States, Singapore, and the broader Southeast Asia region can work together to seize opportunities and tackle the challenges of COVID-19 in the current geopolitical context.
About the Speakers
Ashok Mirpuri
Ambassador of Singapore to the United States of America
Ashok Mirpuri took up his appointment as Singapore's Ambassador to the United States in July 2012. Prior to his current appointment, he served as ambassador to Indonesia, high commissioner to Malaysia, and high commissioner to Australia.
Vice Chair and Distinguished Fellow, Global Economy
Michael H. Moskow is the vice chair and distinguished fellow, global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. From 1994-2007, he served as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In that capacity, he was a member of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Federal Reserve System's most important monetary policymaking body.