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Working Visit By President Tharman Shanmugaratnam To The United States Of America From 13 To 17 October 2025

12 October 2025

       President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will make a working visit to Washington, D.C., United States of America from 13 to 17 October 2025.

2     President Tharman’s visit will include delivering the 2025 Per Jacobsson Lecture on 15 October 2025, co-chairing a meeting of the World Bank Group’s High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, and participating in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) flagship debate on 16 October 2025.

3     President Tharman will also engage leaders from government, business, think tanks, and academia.

4     He will be accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the President’s Office.