{"id":23717,"date":"2026-07-06T20:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/?p=23717"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:44:49","slug":"asean-consulates-in-new-york-and-nyc-mayors-office-explore-practical-areas-of-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/2026\/07\/06\/asean-consulates-in-new-york-and-nyc-mayors-office-explore-practical-areas-of-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN Consulates in New York and NYC Mayor\u2019s Office Explore Practical Areas of Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23717\" class=\"elementor elementor-23717\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e75182b 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Cooperation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4f4daa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4f4daa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b270ac\" data-id=\"9b270ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-851d212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"851d212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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ideas on possible areas of cooperation between ASEAN and New York City.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0aea5b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0aea5b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ac8127\" data-id=\"7ac8127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fb33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf5fb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>NEW YORK CITY, 06 July 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 Consul General Senen T. Mangalile, in the Philippines\u2019 capacity as current ASEAN Chair, hosted a meeting between heads of ASEAN Consular Missions in New York and Ms. Ana Mar\u00eda Archila, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor\u2019s Office for International Affairs (MOIA), on 06 July 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">The meeting was attended by Consul General Winanto Adi of Indonesia, Consul General Norhalilah Abdul Jalil of Malaysia, Consul General Somjai Taphaopong of Thailand, and Consul Chew Ee Lin of Singapore. Dr. Amanda J. Reffsin, MOIA Strategic Relationships Director for Asia and the Middle East, and Ms. Fernanda Perez Villareal, Special Assistant and Strategic Policy Liaison for the Commissioner from MOIA were present as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Commissioner Archila briefed the ASEAN Heads of Consular Missions on the priorities of Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani\u2019s administration, including efforts to make New York City more affordable, welcoming, and responsive to its diverse communities. She highlighted MOIA\u2019s interest in practical and specific city-to-city cooperation, stronger international engagement, and closer coordination with consulates to help diaspora communities access City programs on childcare, housing, food access, transportation, public safety, tenant rights, immigrant services, and other community needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">The ASEAN Heads of Consular Missions shared possible areas of cooperation and cooperative activities with New York City, including an ASEAN Day reception, an ASEAN Film Festival, cultural and historical programming, city-to-city exchanges, tourism cooperation, youth and artist engagement, support for small businesses, and greater visibility for Southeast Asian immigrant communities. They also raised community concerns relating to immigration, public safety, anti-Asian hate, senior services, emergency contacts, and access to relevant City agencies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\">Commissioner Archila welcomed the proposals and expressed openness to practical, community-based, and issue-specific collaboration with ASEAN consular posts and possible follow-up areas such as \u201cKnow Your Rights\u201d information campaigns, multilingual materials on City services, small business briefings, engagement with appropriate New York City Police Department counterparts, and wider coordination with NYC Emergency Management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The meeting marked the first meeting between Commissioner Archila and the ASEAN Heads of Consular Missions in New York since her appointment on 17 February 2026 by New York City Mayor Zohran K. Mamdani. <\/span><b>END<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b396188 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b396188\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cb8317\" data-id=\"9cb8317\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49bc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d49bc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1441\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo2_.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo2_.png 1441w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo2_-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/newyorkpcg.org\/pcgny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Photo2_-500x257.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">ASEAN Handshake with (left to right)  Malaysian Consul General Norhalilah Abdul Jalil, Singaporean Consul Chew Ee Lin, Indonesian Consul General Winanto Adi, MOIA Commissioner Ana Mar\u00eda Archila, Consul General Senen T. 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