My comment:
(a) Remarks by Sandra Oudkirk, U.S. Senior Official for APEC and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. AIT, Oct 7, 2019 https://www.ait.org.tw/remarks-b ... c-islands-dialogue/
("This commitment to the Pacific starts at the very top with President Trump. * * * And I am here today representing President Trump and Secretary Pompeo to kick off this inaugural dialogue. We have been partners with the Pacific since World War II, and we are in the Pacific to stay")
(b) To me, there is nothing to be excited about, unsure about what "representing President Trump" exactly means. All officials in the executive branch of America represent the president, in one way or another.