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Timor-Leste joined the United Nations on September 27, 2002. It is pursuing membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and became a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in July 2005. Timor-Leste's foreign policy has placed a high priority on its relationships with Indonesia; regional friends such as Malaysia and Singapore; and donors such as Australia, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Portugal.  

Timor-Leste joined the United Nations on September 27, 2002. It is pursuing membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and became a member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in July 2005. Timor-Leste's foreign policy has placed a high priority on its relationships with Indonesia; regional friends such as Malaysia and Singapore; and donors such as Australia, the United States, the European Union, Japan, and Portugal.  

Shortly after joining the UN, Timor-Leste received the new United States Ambassador to the county, [[Grover Reese, III]], who served in the diplomatic post from 2002 to 2006.

Shortly after joining the UN, Timor-Leste received the new United States Ambassador to the county, [[Grover Rees, III]], who served in the diplomatic post from 2002 to 2006.

====Relations with Indonesia====

====Relations with Indonesia====