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ADVISORY: CAP to Host an Address by Vice President Biden on U.S. Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific Region
Press Advisory

ADVISORY: CAP to Host an Address by Vice President Biden on U.S. Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific Region

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, July 18, the Center for American Progress will host a foreign policy event featuring Vice President Joe Biden. Following his opening address at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue and on the eve of his trip to India and Singapore, the vice president will discuss U.S. policy toward the broader Asia-Pacific region. His remarks will focus on the United States’ enduring commitment to the rebalance toward Asia, India’s growing role in the Asia-Pacific region, and the critical importance of deepening U.S. trade relationships and building constituencies for shared economic values.

WHO:

Welcome:
Rich Verma, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Introductory remarks:
Neera Tanden, President, Center for American Progress

Featured speaker:
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Vice President of the United States of America

WHEN:

Thursday, July 18, 2013
1:00 p.m. ET – 2:00 p.m. ET
Details on media logistics and RSVP instructions to cover this event are forthcoming.

For more information, contact Anne Shoup at [email protected] or 202.481.7146.

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