30 March, Washington DC: The Embassy welcomed the Trade and Investment Mission led by Datuk Darell Leiking , Minister of International Trade and Industry from 30 March—9 April 2019. The trade mission also took him to New York, Seattle, San Jose and San Francisco in the United States. The Minister was accompanied by the ministry’s Deputy Secretary General for Trade and senior officials of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) and InvestKL Corporation. During the mission, YB Minister met with top officials in the U.S. Trade Representative Office, Department of Commerce and the White House to further cement Malaysia’s trade and investment relations with the US. He also had interactions with key business groups such as the US-ASEAN Business Council, US Chamber of Commerce and Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance as well as select companies in sectors such as electric and electronics, artificial intelligence, petrochemical, and information communication technology, to expand partnership with the private sector.
