Toast to resilience at Independence Day reception

Azmin and McFeeters (right and second from right) being escorted to the stage during the Independence Day reception hosted by the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. — Photos: GLENN GUAN/The Star

THE US Embassy’s Independence Day reception was a grand celebration of the 246th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

Some 1,000 guests, including diplomats and representatives of the Malaysian government as well as US and Malaysian companies, attended the event held at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.