The Council organized a high-level business delegation to accompany U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to Thailand and Laos. The group of six companies was led by Keith Williams, Chair, US-ASEAN Business Council Board of Directors and President, CEO and Trustee, UL. The Council delegation accompanied Secretary Ross’s meetings with H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand and other senior officials.

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh during its 18th annual business mission to the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) in Manila, Philippines. The delegation of 11 companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director; Elizabeth Dugan, Council Vice President-Operations; and Iain McLaughlin, ASEAN President of the Coca-Cola Company, Chair of the Council’s ASEAN Committee.

On September 12, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia during his visit to Washington, D.C. The dinner also featured remarks by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Elizabeth Erin Walsh. President Donald Trump hosted Prime Minister Najib at the White House earlier the same day to strengthen the Comprehensive Partnership and celebrate the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations.

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with H.E. Khemmani Pholsena, Minister of Industry and Commerce, during its annual Laos Business Mission. The delegation of seven companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael Michalak, the Council’s Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director and Desarack Teso, Director, Corporate, External & Legal Affairs for Microsoft, Chair of the Council’s Laos Committee.

USABC Delegation led by Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Amb. Michael Michalak after meeting with H.E. Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia during the Council's 2017 Senior Executives Business Mission to Indonesia.

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh during its annual ASEAN Secretariat Business Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia. The delegation of 10 companies was co-led by Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director at the US-ASEAN Business Council; Marc Mealy, Vice President-Policy at the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Archawat Chareonsilp, ASEAN Public Affairs and Communications Director at the Coca-Cola Company, Chair of the Council’s ASEAN Committee.

On May 25, 2017, the US-ASEAN Business Council held its Annual Gala Dinner in celebration of ASEAN’s 50th anniversary, with a keynote speech from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.

H.E. Dato Sri Mustapa Muhamed, Minister of Trade and Industry and H.E. Tan Sri Dr. Zulhasnan Rafique, Malaysia’s Ambassador to the United States also participated in the meeting.  The mission was co-led by Amb Mike Mahalak, Marc Mealy and Ramzi Toubassy

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on March 6-9. The delegation of 30 U.S. companies was led by Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak, Vice President for Government Affairs & Policy for ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand & PNG of Council Vietnam Committee Chair GE Christian Bennett, and Council Vice President for Policy Marc Mealy.