Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician,author,and physician who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia. He held office from 1981 to 2003 and later from 2018 to 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years,making him the country's longest-serving prime minister. Before becoming premier,he served as deputy prime minister and in other cabinet positions. He was a member of Parliament for Langkawi from 2018 to 2022,Kubang Pasu from 1974 to 2004,and Kota Star Selatan from 1964 to 1969. His political career spanned more than 75 years,from joining protests opposing citizenship policies for non-Malays in the Malayan Union in the 1940s to forming the Gerakan Tanah Air coalition in 2022.
Michele Jeanne Sison is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service serving as the assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs. She has previously served in various other diplomatic posts around the world on behalf of the United States,including ambassador to Haiti. Sison holds the personal rank of career ambassador.
Bilateral ties between Malaysia and the United States were established upon Malayan independence in 1957. The US was,and still is one of the largest trading partners for Malaysia and is traditionally considered to be Malaysia's oldest and closest ally in military,economic and education sectors. Malaya was the predecessor state to Malaysia,a larger federation formed through the merger of Malaya,North Borneo,Sarawak and Singapore in 1963. Immediately before the merger,the latter three territories were previously part of the British Empire. But the US has had consular and commercial presence in Malaya since the 1800s. US merchants,especially Joseph William Torrey together with Thomas Bradley Harris also had commercial interests in north western coast of Borneo in the 19th century as well,where they established the American Trading Company of Borneo.
Malaysia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between the two countries,Malaysia and Russia. Russia has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,and Malaysia has an embassy in Moscow.
Malaysia–Netherlands relations refers to interstate relations of Malaysia and the Netherlands. Netherlands has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,and Malaysia has an embassy in The Hague.
Malaysia–Sweden relations refers to foreign relations between Malaysia and Sweden. Sweden has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,and Malaysia has an embassy in Stockholm. As of 2009,90 Swedish companies are present in Malaysia and about 450 Swedish citizens live in Malaysia. The number of Swedish citizens visiting Malaysia in 2011 was 44,138.
Malaysia–Thailand relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between the two neighbouring countries,Malaysia and Thailand. Thailand has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,and consulate-general offices in George Town and Kota Bharu. Malaysia maintains an embassy in Bangkok. During Mahathir Mohamad's second term as the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2018 to 2020,he made four visits to Thailand.
Malaysia–Peru relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and Peru. Malaysia has an embassy in Lima,which was established in 1996,while Peru has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur,which was established in 1992. The countries desire to improve their relations in tourism,trade and investment,agriculture and forestry,health,science and technology,energy,education,rural development,poverty alleviation,gastronomy,and art and culture.
Malaysia–North Korea relations were once strong but deteriorated following the 2017 assassination of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia–Mexico relations are the bilateral relations between Malaysia and Mexico. Both nations are mutual members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Malaysia–Mongolia relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Malaysia and Mongolia. Neither country has a resident ambassador. Malaysia has an honorary consulate in Ulaanbaatar,and Mongolia honorary consulate in Bangkok was accredited to Malaysia.
Joseph Yuosang Yun is the former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Compact Negotiations,appointed in March 2022 by President Joe Biden to negotiate amendments to the Compact of Free Association (COFA),the agreement governing the relationship between the United States and the Freely Associated States (FAS) of the Federated States of Micronesia,the Republic of the Marshall Islands,and Palau.
Atul Keshap is a retired American diplomat and career United States Foreign Service Officer from Virginia who served as the Chargéd'affaires of the United States mission to India in 2021. He formerly served as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the United States Department of State. In January,2022,he was appointed as the president of U.S.-India Business Council. In 2022,Ambassador Keshap was elected into membership of the American Academy of Diplomacy. In May 2023,Keshap was named one of Washington's most influential foreign policy influencers for his work to shape U.S. relations with India.
International reactions to the 2018 Malaysian general election are the reactions after Pakatan Harapan successfully obtained the majority seat in the Parliament. It was the first transition of power in the Government of Malaysia since the independent of Malaysia ending the 61-year reign of the ruling Barisan Nasional. Following a decisive victory for Pakatan Harapan in the 2018 election,Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Prime Minister on 10 May 2018.
Beibut Atamkulov is a Kazakh politician and diplomat currently serving as the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development. He served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs from December 2018 to September 2019. Atamkulov has an economic and financial background. Previously,Atamkulov served as the head of the newly created Ministry of Defence and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan.
Judy Rising Reinke is an American diplomat and the United States Ambassador to Montenegro.
Matthew John Matthews was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Brunei from 2019 to 2020.
Shazelina Zainul Abidin is a Malaysian diplomat. She was previously the Malaysian ambassador to Senegal,with concurrent accreditation to Burkina Faso,Mali,The Gambia and Cabo Verde.
The C5+1 is a diplomatic summit that has been held every year since 2015 between the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,and Uzbekistan,with the United States Secretary of State to discuss and work on common issues of concern to improve and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the five Central Asian states,but to also enhance the relations between the individual nations in Central Asia. The format is used to discuss regional issues such as the war in Afghanistan,the Syrian civil war,the War on terror,combatting drug and human trafficking,economic issues regarding trade relations,job growth in the region,and combatting environmental issues.
Mahathir Mohamad's second term as the Prime Minister of Malaysia,which lasted from 2018 to 2020,was marked by several significant developments and events. Having previously led the country from 1981 to 2003,Mahathir came out of retirement in response to the 1MDB scandal. He led the opposition Pakatan Harapan coalition to victory in the 2018 general election,defeating Barisan Nasional and prime minister Najib Razak.
