A SaaS provider uses an Application Load Balancer (ALB) to expose APIs, which include non-standard REST methods such as LINK, UNLINK, LOCK, and UNLOCK, from an Amazon EKS cluster in the us-east-1 region. Users outside the United States are experiencing prolonged and variable response times for these APIs. A solutions architect must address this issue with a solution that minimizes operational overhead. Which of the following solutions is most appropriate?