The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Vietnamese Prime Minister H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on August 24-26. The mission was co-led by Karan Bhatia, Vice President for Global Government Affairs & Policy of Council Vietnam Committee Chair GE; Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

During its annual Philippines Business Mission, the US-ASEAN Business Council co-hosted with AmCham Philippines a breakfast where the guest of honor was Vice President Leni Robredo. Among AmCham Philippines officers attending the breakfast was Rick Santos, President. The Council's mission was co-led by Philip Vaughn, Executive Director of Government Relations at Fluor and Chair of the Council’s Philippines Committee; Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addresses the attendees at a reception and discussion hosted by USABC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Prime Minister discussed the future of U.S.-Singapore trade relations and the larger implications of TPP.

The U.S. Department of State and the US-ASEAN Business Council co-organized the American Innovation Roadshow to Myanmar. Here, Council President and CEO Alexander Feldman offers remarks during a reception hosted by the Honorable Scot Marciel, U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar, as Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Charles Rivkin, Foreign Agriculture Service Administrator Phil Karsting, Ambassador Marciel, and Yangon Region Chief Minister U Phyo Min Thein listen on.

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during its annual Thailand Business Mission. The mission was co-led by Brad Middleton, Managing Director of Chevron Asia South; Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

The Council and it members said farewell to Ambassador Blake as he ended his tour as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia

The US-ASEAN Business Council hosted Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting, for a discussion at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC. Mr. Rhodes offered a comprehensive readout on President Obama's recent trip to Vietnam, the upcoming visit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, and the President's forthcoming trip to Laos in September.

On May 24, Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Vu Tien Loc met with the Council during the Chairman’s Mission to Vietnam. The Council party included US-ABC Chairman and President & CEO of UL Keith Williams, US-ABC President & CEO Alexander Feldman, US-ABC Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak, and Chair of the Council’s Vietnam Committee and President & CEO of GE ASEAN Wouter Van Wersch.

The Council’s annual ASEAN Ambassadors’ Tour brought representatives from all ten ASEAN counties, including eight Ambassadors, to Louisville, Kentucky to promote trade and investment between Southeast Asia and the United States. Among the stops on the tour was a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, which was a real home run!