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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 002965 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/12/2020 
TAGS: ECIN PREL XC XE XU ASEAN APECO ARF
SUBJECT: ENGAGING POSTS ON THE SECRETARY'S SPEECH ON 
ASIA-PACIFIC MULTILATERALISM 
 
REF: A. STATE 2597 
     ¶B. CANBERRA 1090 
     ¶C. PARTO 112706 
     ¶D. BANGKOK 2723 
     ¶E. TOKYO 2379 
 
Classified By: EAP Acting A/S Joseph Donovan, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1. (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST.  See paras 3, 4, and 7. 
 
¶2. (U) This telegram is a correction of reftel A and includes 
an updated addresee list. 
 
¶3. (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary delivered a January 12 policy 
speech at Hawaii's East-West Center, articulating U.S. views 
toward multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific.  The 
speech focused on U.S. "principles" for multilateral 
cooperation and the importance of the U.S. role in regional 
institutions.  The Department wants to highlight the main 
points from this speech for key countries.  END SUMMARY. 
 
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ACTION REQUEST AND KEY OBJECTIVES 
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¶4. (U) The below is an action request for BANGKOK, BEIJING, 
CANBERRA, HANOI, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, NEW DELHI, 
TOKYO, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, and WELLINGTON.  Action addressees 
should make the following points to appropriate officials: 
 
-- Underscore broad U.S. commitment to multilateral 
approaches to solving global and regional problems. 
 
-- Note the Secretary's January 12 policy speech on 
"principles" for multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region. 
 
-- Suggest that the United States plans to consult further on 
the issue of strengthening multilateral cooperation in the 
Asia-Pacific region.  Note that the Department welcomes host 
country's views on the U.S. role in regional institutions. 
 
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-- Avoid taking any U.S. position on current regional 
architecture reform proposals such as the Asia-Pacific 
Community and East Asia Community concepts. 
 
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POINTS FOR HOST GOVERNMENTS 
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¶5. (U) The following provides background for host governments 
on the Secretary's speech and subsequent U.S. policy review 
and planned regional consultations.  The points in this 
paragraph may be distributed as a non-paper: 
 
BEGIN POINTS FOR HOST GOVERNMENTS 
 
-- Secretary Clinton delivered a policy speech on 
Asia-Pacific multilateralism at the East-West Center in 
Hawaii on January 12.  The speech focused on "principles" for 
how the United States hopes regional cooperative institutions 
will evolve. 
 
-- These principles articulate the U.S. views that: 
 
- The United States' alliances are the cornerstone on which 
we build our engagement in the region. 
 
- Regional institutions should advance common objectives of 
security, broad-based prosperity, and political openness. 
 
- The United States will encourage regional institutions to 
pursue concrete goals, to be appropriately resourced, and 
will also seek to bolster existing regional institutions such 
as ASEAN and APEC. 
 
- Regional institutions should be inclusive, flexible and 
transparent. 
 
 
-- These principles and the intent expressed by President 
Obama in November during his speech at Tokyo's Suntory Hall 
form the basis for U.S. discussions of our policies toward 
multilateral institutions in the Asia-Pacific. 
 
-- The United States plans to continue to consult closely 
 
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with key countries in the coming months. 
 
-- We would be interested in hearing your views on the U.S. 
role in regional institutions. 
 
END POINTS FOR HOST GOVERNMENTS. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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¶6. (C) The USG is discussing approaches to multilateral 
cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Regional attention to 
this issue, efforts to strengthen existing institutions, and 
regional ideas for new groupings have all spurred this 
inquiry.  As a first step, the United States is interested in 
hearing views from regional powers, allies, and friends. 
 
¶7. (C) While still asserting strong U.S. engagement on this 
issue, we plan on taking a less prescriptive approach to this 
issue than others currently developing concepts and 
proposals.  There has been mixed, and at times negative, 
reaction to Australia's Asia-Pacific Community idea and 
Japan's East Asia Community concept.  Although these ideas 
emanate from key allies, and highlight regional attention to 
this issue, Embassies should be careful to avoid taking any 
U.S. position on current regional architecture reform 
proposals such as the Asia-Pacific community and East Asia 
Community concepts.  In regards to the President's comments 
in November while in Japan on more formally engaging ASEAN on 
EAS, the implications of this are still being discussed by 
USG officials. 
 
¶8. (U) Department requests posts report back host government 
reactions prior to January 22, 2010. Department welcomes 
continued reporting on host governments' broad views toward 
multilateral institutions in the Asia-Pacific region.  POCs 
for this action are EAP's David Rodriguez, Nirav Patel, and 
Kevin Sheives and S/P's James Green. 
 
¶9. (U) Department appreciates posts' assistance in this 
matter. 
CLINTON