US Embassy in the Philippines Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Heather Variava visits the FedEx Clark Gateway in her trip to the Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone to highlight the United States’ support for economic development in the region. Variava went to the FedEx Clark Gateway, the U.S. shipping and logistics company’s major investment in Clark Freeport. The 17,000-square-meter facility supports the Philippines’ growing e-commerce demand and small-and-medium-sized industries that are helping drive the country’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. FedEx employs hundreds of Filipinos at the facility and plans to expand operations further in the coming years.