But after a 7000-mile round-trip, cross country journey from the Southeast to the Pacific Northwest across the heartland during Summer and due South and then East on the cusp of Winter I am sad to report that even in the midst of unprecedented repair, our Interstate Highway system is in a shockingly bad way.
However, educational barriers continue to be a huge challenge, particularly for Southeast Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and English Language Learners.
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When it is not quenching the thirst of British intelligence operatives, Heineken and its subsidiary brands are the beers of choice in much of Africa, Latin America and now, after its recent acquisition of Asia Pacific Breweries, Southeast Asia.
Polynesians are descended from southeast Asians, and moved across the Pacific from west to east, eventually reaching remote islands such as Easter and Hawaii.
But I do have the view that there must be some form of dynamic equilibrium in Asia Pacific, in East and Southeast Asia.
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We also hope to contribute to creating a region in East Asia, in Southeast Asia, and especially in Asia Pacific, to become a region that is stable and productive.
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We commemorated the 35th Anniversary of ASEAN-U.S. Relations, noting with satisfaction the strengthening and deepening of ASEAN-U.S. cooperation, which has contributed to peace, stability, prosperity and resiliency in Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
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Heineken also made a major expansion into Southeast Asia this year with its purchase of Asia Pacific Breweries.
Credit Suisse, which named Southeast Asia deal maker Helman Sitohang as its Asia-Pacific investment-banking head, and Nomura Holdings Inc.
This time, however, a total eclipse will be visible in a thin strip from Iran to the Pacific ocean, cutting through the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
The EAS was launched in 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bringing together leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and six other Asia-Pacific region countries.
As I said in Tokyo yesterday, the United States is a Pacific nation, and we enjoy deep historical ties to Southeast Asia -- one of the most important and dynamic regions of the world.
This year, Southeast Asia has accounted for 17% of revenue in the Asia-Pacific region outside Japan in core investment banking, up from 15% for all of last year.
Additional posts in Washington include: Assistant Office Director for Thailand and Burma in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1994-1996), and Director for Southeast Asian Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (1992-1994).
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President Obama also said that His Majesty has shown great leadership around maritime issues in the Asia-Pacific region, and noted his work to help youth in Southeast Asia learn English, which can help expand commerce and strengthen ties between the United States and the area.
Asia Pacific brews regional beers including Tiger and Bintang, as well as Heineken for some Southeast Asian markets.
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The Obama administration views the summit, as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, as key forums through which to press U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific.
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