Prime Minister Lawrence Wong extends his warmest congratulations to President-elect Donald J Trump for the clear mandate that he has received from the people of America.
With his landslide victory in a dramatic comeback, Donald Trump will be the second president in U.S. history to serve non-consecutive terms. The only U.S. President to have served nonconsecutive terms was Democrat Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.
Singapore hosted President Trump in 2018 during his first term when the historic US-DPRK Summit was held in Singapore.
During his first term, Singapore and the US made significant strides in strengthening our relationship, especially in areas like defence, the economy, and trade, PM Wong said.
“This year marks the 20th anniversary of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the US’ only such agreement with an ASEAN country. Our bilateral trade has almost tripled since its inception, and together with Singapore’s investments into the US, this has supported over 270,000 high-quality jobs in America,” PM Wong said.
PM Wong’s letter to President-elect Donald Trump
6 November 2024
Dear President-elect Trump,
I extend my warmest congratulations on your election as the 47th President of the United States of America.
The American people have given you an overwhelming mandate and placed their trust in you to lead the US again. I am confident that under your stewardship, the US will continue to grow and exercise its global leadership role.
Singapore and the US share a longstanding, substantive, and mutually beneficial partnership. During your previous term as President, we made great strides in bilateral cooperation. We affirmed our strong defence ties and renewed the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which supports the US’ use of Singapore’s military facilities. The MOU underscores our continued support for the US’ presence in the Asia-Pacific, which remains vital for regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
We also deepened our commercial and economic ties. Since the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement came into effect in 2004, bilateral trade has almost tripled with the US maintaining a consistent trade surplus with Singapore. Singapore continues to serve as a gateway to the Southeast Asian region for around 6,000 American companies. Singapore is also the third largest Asian investor in the US with over 200 companies in around 40 states. Our trade and Singapore investments support more than 270,000 good jobs in the US.
Our partnership has grown to key areas like critical and emerging technologies, cybersecurity, outer space, and nuclear energy. There is much more that our two countries can do together, and I look forward to working closely with you to take relations to greater heights.
I wish you good health and every success and look forward to welcoming you back to Singapore soon.
The Honorable Donald J Trump
President-elect
United States of America
