JAKARTA: The United States’ first ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) presented his credentials to the regional bloc’s secretariat in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Former attorney David Lee Carden told reporters that the 10-nation grouping was “full of big ideas” as he formally introduced himself to Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan.

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