Press Releases: Congratulations to the New Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Mari Alkatiri


Press Statement

Heather Nauert

Department Spokesperson

Washington, DC

September 15, 2017

We congratulate newly-appointed Timor-Leste Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, and look forward to working with him, President Francisco Guterres Lú Olo, and Timor-Leste’s newly elected government to deepen the partnership between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the benefit of our two peoples.



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