Commerce minister, US Ambassador swap praise after trade trip

8 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Economy and commerce / Government / International relations / Investment / United States aid
Cambodian People's Party / CDC / Chevron Corp / Coca-Cola / Council for the Development of Cambodia / CPP / Embassy of United States / General Electric / Hun Sen / Ministry of Commerce / Sun Chanthol / United States aid / Wal-Mart / William Todd

U.S. Ambassador William Todd and Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol praised each other for their dedication to the development of the Cambodian economy at a press conference in Phnom Penh on Monday, following a joint trade mission last month to the U.S. Mr. Todd and Mr. Chanthol, who was promoted to his position after last year’s disputed national election, visited Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle and Washington between June 16 and 20 in order to coax U.S.-owned companies to invest in Cambodia. … At the press conference, Mr. Chanthol recounted Mr. Todd’s verve in organizing a number of meetings with firms including Chevron, Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola and General Electric, where Mr. Chanthol served as an executive before returning to Cambodia in 1994. …

 Alex Willemyns
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