KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 —Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today received newly appointed United States Ambassador to Malaysia Paul W. Jones.

The 30-minute meeting took place at the Teratai Suite, Putra World Trade Centre, on the sidelines of the Umno General Assembly.

Present was Malaysian Ambassador to the US Datuk Seri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis.

Jones, 50, who was the deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Manila, the Philippines and Deputy Secretary of State for Afghanistan and Pakistan before his posting to Malaysia, presented his credentials to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on Monday. — Reuters