White House announces that a national security adviser and commerce secretary will attend two summits in Thailand. Sending an adviser in the place of the president or vice president will likely be viewed as a snub and question U.S. interest in the region.
Soldiers jump from a helicopter during an emergency hostage situation exercise in Nonthaburi province, Thailand on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. The 35th annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations annual leaders' summit will be hosted in Thailand Nov. 2-4.
The announcement late Tuesday comes just days before Thailand is due to host the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations annual summit and the accompanying East Asia summit. The summits include sideline meetings that involve the U.S. and other major countries, including China, Russia, Japan and South Korea.
Last year, Vice President Mike Pence attended the summits in place of Trump. Trump attended the summits in 2017 and President Barack Obama attended most of the summits during his time in office, though he sent Secretary of State John Kerry to the 2013 summit in Brunei. The Thai government has been ramping up security in advance of the summits and warning of road closures. Bangkok residents will get two days of “special holidays” to help alleviate traffic congestion for the summits, which are being held in a neighboring suburb.
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