On Monday 12th September 2022, US-ASEAN Business Council held a luncheon discussion with Marisa Lago, the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade accompanied by CDA Gwen Cardno, Livia Shmavonian, Max Yoeli, Ed Sagurton and John Breidenstine.

2022 Indonesia Business Mission delegation had the privilege to meet @President Joko Widodo. The president was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia, and State Secretary Minister Pratikno. The President expressed that one of Indonesia's commitments is to create a better investment climate.  The Council reiterated its commitment to support for G20 Summit and upcoming ASEAN chairmanship in 2023, as well as to deepen the U.S.-Indonesia economic relationship, especially in the areas of green energy, healthcare, and technology sectors. US-ABC delegation also discussed the partnership health sector, energy transition, and the digital economy with the President.

On Wednesday 31st August 2022, US-ASEAN Business Council held a Luncheon discussion with David M. Turk , the Deputy Secretary of Energy accompanied by Arpita Bhattacharyya, Beth Urbanas and Celeste Marshall. 

On Wednesday 10th August 2022, US-ASEAN Business Council held a luncheon farewell to Chargé d' Affaires a.i. of the U.S. Mission in Thailand Michael Heath and welcome Deputy Chief of Mission Gwen Cardno together with Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs John Breidenstine and Economic Counselor Eric Jordan.

On Friday 20th May, the US-ASEAN Business Council partnered with the National Center for APEC and the US Chamber of Commerce in organizing the US-APEC Business Coalition meeting with Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, to discuss Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, as well as bilateral and regional trade and investment. The meeting was held in Bangkok, Thailand on the margins of the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting. 

On Friday, May 13, US-ASEAN Business Council partnered with the National Center for APEC and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to organize a Roundtable Discussion in honor of H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand, in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the US-ASEAN Special Summit. We welcomed Prime Minister Prayut and his delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Supattanapong Punmeechaow, and key representatives from the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Board of Investment.

Today on May 18th – Taufik attended a Handover Ceremony of Medical Equipment Donation from the City of New York to State Intelligence Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BIN) in Bogor, West Java. As you might know, we (US-ABC Institute) have been doing this effort since last year – along with Yayasan BUMN (the foundation associated with the Indonesia Ministry of State-owned Enterprises, Freeport, AICC and the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response (GTF) to ship NYC-donated PPE which is supported by in-kind contributions from express freight carriers FedEx and UPS.