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Will Biden appoint a US ambassador to Singapore?

The position, vacant since 2016, does matter in symbolic terms both to Singapore and to the US Embassy

Janice Heng

Janice Heng

Published Thu, Nov 19, 2020 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    AS THE world waits for Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States on Jan 20, speculation has begun about how the country's relationship with other nations may change in the years ahead.

    For Singapore, these questions include an arguably small but symbolic one: will Mr Biden send an ambassador here?

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