TOKYO -- The U.S. needs to send a clear message that it will remain engaged in Asia, former Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats said Sunday, urging Congress to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Hormats spoke at the Mount Fuji Dialogue, a gathering of influential American and Japanese figures in politics and business sponsored by the Japan Center for Economic Research and Japan Institute of International Affairs. Hormats served as under secretary for economic, energy and agricultural affairs beginning in 2009.
