Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, one of the passengers who perished in a helicopter crash in Semenyih, was tirelessly dedicated to advancing Malaysia's interest by enhancing relations with the United States.
United States Ambassador to Malaysia, Joseph Y. Yun said Jamaluddin's commitment and dedication to the partnership will be sorely missed.
"The strengthening of our bilateral relationship owes much to his creativity, energy and vision. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this very difficult time," he said in the embassy's condolence message that was posted in its website tonight.
The website also posted a picture that showed President Barack Obama and Jamaluddin with the caption, "President Barack Obama with Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis, former envoy to the US"
READ: The Jamaluddin Jarjis that I knew - Wee Ka Siong
An helicopter with six people on board crashed in Semenyih near here at 4.55pm yesterday.
Among those in the passenger manifest were the pilot Captain Clifford William Fournier; Operation Assistant Aidana Baizieva; Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis; Jamaluddin's bodyguard Razakan B Seran; Datuk Seri Azlin Alias and Datuk Tan Huat Seang.
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The bodies of all victims have been brought out of the accident site at about 11.30pm last night and sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem and identification.
Bernama
Sun Apr 05 2015
US AMBASSADOR TO MALAYSIA: The strengthening of our bilateral relationship owes much to his creativity, energy and vision. Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this very difficult time.
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