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The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on March 4, 2020. Following the meeting, Prime Minister Phuc witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Council and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) on strengthening industrial trade and cooperation.

On December 3-5, The US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) brought a delegation of 46 American companies, the largest delegation to Indonesia since the US-ABC was founded in 1984 and tying the record for the largest delegation to any country, to meet President Joko Widodo and representatives of his new cabinet during its 2019 Indonesia Business Mission. The almost 100 executives participated in the three-day mission met with key Government leaders across 19 agencies including Governor of Jakarta. The Council also hosted a reception with The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Ambassador Joseph R. Donovan Jr. President and CEO US-ABC, Alexander C. Feldman co-led the mission with US-ABC Indonesia Committee Chair LV Vaidyanathan, President Director, PT. Procter & Gamble Home Products Indonesia; US-ABC Indonesia Committee incoming Chair, Batara Sianturi, Chief Executive Officer of Citi Indonesia; and USABC Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael W. Michalak

On November 19, 2019 in St. Regis, Washington D.C., the US-ASEAN Business Council and its members bid farewell to H.E. Mahendra Siregar, the former Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S. who had been confirmed as Vice Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs. This Luncheon was also held in honor of H.E. Jerry Sambuaga, the Vice Minister of Trade of Indonesia

From October 23-25, the US-ASEAN Business Council led a delegation of 7 U.S. companies on its Business Mission to the 19^th ASEAN TELMIN. In addition to conducting bilateral meetings with ASEAN Ministers and participating in a consultation between the ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Senior Officials and the U.S. Government, the US-ABC also hosted a plenary luncheon with the ASEAN TELMIN on October 25. The Mission was co-led by the Chair of the Council’s ICT Committee, Naveen Menon, President, ASEAN for Cisco Systems; Alexander C. Feldman, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

On October 7, the US-ASEAN Business Council was pleased to host a welcome luncheon in honor of H.E. Thani Thongphakdi, the Appointed Ambassador of Thailand to the United States. The luncheon was generously sponsored by Chevron, Bayer, Marriott International, Philip Morris International, Tyson Foods, Abbott, AIG, Cheniere Energy, Eli Lilly, and Ford.

On September 26, the US-ABC and U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York. The occasion marked Prime Minister Mahathir's second engagement with the US-ABC and U.S. Chamber of Commerce around the UNGA since his reelection last year. Discussion centered on the Malaysian government’s focus on strengthening’s the country’s economic fundamentals, increasing productivity and promoting sustainable and inclusive growth.