Sixty year's of studying Malaya/Malaysia.

From: American Diplomacy | Date: March 11, 2008| Author: Palmer, Ronald | Copyright information

Editor's Note:

At a ceremony at the Malaysian Embassy in Washington marking the fiftieth anniversary of Malaysian independence on November 17, 2007, Ambassador Ron Palmer, who was ambassador to Malaysia in 1981-82 and served as president of the Malaysia America Society from 1994 to 2000, gave a talk reflecting on his 60 years of studying and serving in that fascinating country. Following are his remarks.

I have been studying Malaya and Malaysia for 60 years, n...

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