Time As Ambassador
In 2009, Adelman was nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Singapore by President Barack Obama. He was confirmed on March 19, 2010.
As ambassador, strengthening cultural and commercial ties between Singapore (and its neighbors in Southeast Asia) and the United States has been a top priority.
A longtime champion of President Obama's National Export Initiative, Adelman has aggressively promoted American exports to Asia, leading missions to Vietnam and India made up of America's leading businesses. Since the Ambassador's arrival US direct foreign investment in Singapore is at an all-time high, having increased more than 20% to over $116 billion in cumulative investment in 2011.
In 2011 he was recognized in the Wall Street Journal for his "heroic lobbying" in support of the APEC Business Travel Card, which would give American business travelers expedited visa processing rights at foreign embassies and access to immigration processing at international airports.
In 2012, he led the first American business mission in history to Naypyidaw, the capitol city of Myanmar. Later that year he was recognized with the Gold Standard Award for Diplomatic Engagement for his work promoting American exports.
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