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The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced today the launch of its first-ever regional summit for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) in the Indo-Pacific region and welcomed more than 200 businesswomen from Brunei, Fiji, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Part of broader U.S....