WORKING VISIT BY PRESIDENT THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

27 NOVEMBER TO 4 DECEMBER 2023

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a working visit to New York in the United States from 27 November to 4 December 2023.

2        President Tharman’s visit will include delivering a Distinguished Key Lecture and engaging in a dialogue at Columbia University as part of its World Leaders Forum series.

3        He will meet United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and several financial sector leaders. He will also meet a group of Singaporeans based in the United States.

4        President Tharman will also chair the United Nations Human Development Report Advisory Board and a Group of Thirty plenary hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

5        He will be accompanied by officials from the President’s Office.

6        During President Tharman’s absence, Mr Eddie Teo, Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers will exercise the functions of the office of President.

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