It will become the 20th country to join the anti-piracy group tomorrow.

Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, the US Coast Guard’s assistant commandant for prevention policy, will be named a governor of ReCAAP’s council.

“The United States’ acceptance as part of the ReCAAP governing council continues our administration’s move to deepen our diplomatic, security and people-to-people ties with key Asian multilateral organisations,” said Thomas.

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